Atopic dermatitis1

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2007, Pages 154-172

  Guttman Yassky, Emma ^a,b,c  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Apt 20C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS;

EID: 34547520593     PISSN: 14215721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/0000106422     Document Type: Article

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