Clinical aspects of itch in adult atopic dermatitis patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-383

  Chrostowska Plak, Danuta ^a   Salomon, Joanna ^a   Reich, Adam ^a   Szepietowski, Jacek C ^a,b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Eczema; Itching; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY SKIN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMOLLIENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRURITUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249138770     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0676     Document Type: Article

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