Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME). Report from the first international consensus meeting (HOME 1), 24 July 2010, Munich, Germany

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1166-1168

  Schmitt, J ^a   Williams, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical trials; eczema; evidence based medicine; meeting report; outcomes research

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; ECZEMA; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECZEMA; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 78649640653     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10054.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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