Improvement of pruritus and quality of life of children with atopic dermatitis and their families after joining support groups

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 992-997

  Blessmann Weber, M ^a,c   De Tarso Da Luz Fontes Neto, P ^c   Prati, C ^b   Soirefman, M ^b   Mazzotti, N G ^b   Barzenski, B ^b   Cestari, T F ^b  

^a Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Psychodermatology; Quality of life; Support groups

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECZEMA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 52249098263     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02697.x     Document Type: Article

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