Eczema in pregnancy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7611, 2007, Pages 152-154

  Weatherhead, Sophie ^c   Robson, Steven C ^a   Reynolds, Nick J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Cellular Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN A; EMOLLIENT AGENT; METHOTREXATE; PSORALEN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SHORT SURVEY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTNATAL CARE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 34447643950     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39227.671227.AE     Document Type: Short Survey

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