The influence of pregnancy and menstruation on the deterioration of atopic dermatitis symptoms

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-185

  Cho, Suhyun ^a   Kim, Hee Jung ^b   Oh, Sang Ho ^a   Park, Chang Ook ^a   Jung, Jin Young ^a   Lee, Kwang Hoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Hormone; Intrinsic; Menstruation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954694887     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2010.22.2.180     Document Type: Article

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