Hand eczema extent and morphology - Association and influence on long-term prognosis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2147-2151

  Meding, Birgitta ^a,b   Wrangsjö, Karin ^b   Järvholm, Bengt ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547870577     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700841     Document Type: Article

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