Efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate 0.005% ointment in the long-term maintenance treatment of children with atopic dermatitis: Differences between boys and girls?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-66

  Glazenburg, Eltjo J ^b   Wolkerstorfer, Albert ^c,e   Gerretsen, Anton L ^d   Mulder, Paul G H ^a   Oranje, Arnold P ^a,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d IJSSELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Difference boys and girls; Long term maintenance treatment; Topical fluticasone propionate ointment

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN ATROPHY; STRIA; TELANGIECTASIA;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OINTMENTS; RECURRENCE; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58449132112     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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