A mixed longitudinal study of physical growth in children with atopic dermatitis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-175

  Palit, Aparna ^a   Handa, Sanjeev ^b   Bhalla, Anil Kumar ^b   Kumar, Bhushan ^a  

^a BLDE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Growth retardation; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34250303449     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.32740     Document Type: Article

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