The influence of childhood atopic dermatitis on health of mothers, and its impact on Asian families

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-507

  Ho, Roger C M ^a   Giam, Y C ^b   Ng, T P ^a   Mak, Anselm ^c   Goh, Daniel ^a   Zhang, Melvyn W B ^a   Cheak, Alicia ^c   Van Bever, Hugo P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Childhood atopic dermatitis; Family impact; Maternal health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951737835     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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