Corticosteroid phobia and other confounders in the treatment of childhood atopic dermatitis explored using parent focus groups

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 168-174

  Smith, Saxon D ^a   Hong, Esther ^b   Fearns, Samantha ^c   Blaszczynski, Alex ^c   Fischer, Gayle ^b,d  

^a SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; fear; focus group; management; paediatric; phobia; topical corticosteroid

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFUSION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GUILT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; NURSE; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACIST; PHOBIA; PHYSICIAN;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 77955286959     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00636.x     Document Type: Article

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