Contagious itch in humans: A study of visual 'transmission' of itch in atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1299-1303

  Papoiu, A D P ^a   Wang, H ^a   Coghill, R C ^a   Chan, Y H ^b   Yosipovitch, G ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAGIOUS ITCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCRATCHING; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CUES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRURITUS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957626481     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10318.x     Document Type: Article

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