Atopic dermatitis: Quality of life of young Italian children and their families and correlation with severity score

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Ricci, Giampaolo ^a,b   Bendandi, Barbara ^a   Bellini, Federica ^a   Patrizi, Annalisa ^a   Masi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Family; Quality of life; Severity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATITIS FAMILY IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY LIFE; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTS DERMATITIS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; IRRITABILITY; MOOD; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34247141927     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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