Comparison of skin hydration evaluation sites and correlations among skin hydration, transepidermal water loss, SCORAD index, Nottingham Eczema Severity Score, and quality of life in patients with atopic dermatitis

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-50

  Hon, Kam Lun Ellis ^a   Wong, Kin Yee ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a   Chow, Chung Mo ^a   Ng, Pak Cheung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis, assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDREN DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; NOTTINGHAM ECZEMA SEVERITY SCORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING ATOPIC DERMATITIS SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN HYDRATION; SKIN WATER LOSS;

EID: 37549047934     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200809010-00005     Document Type: Article

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