Quality of life measurement and its relationship to disease severity in children with atopic dermatitis in general practice

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-151

  van Valburg, Rosalinda W C ^a   Willemsen, Marjolein G ^a   Dirven Meijer, Pauline ^a   Oranje, Arnold P ^a   van der Wouden, Johannes C ^a   Moed, Heleen ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Children; Disease severity; General practice; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT DERMATITIS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING ATOPIC DERMATITIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 79952412960     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1026     Document Type: Article

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