Classification of hand eczema: Clinical and aetiological types. Based on the guideline of the Danish Contact Dermatitis Group

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-21

  Johansen, Jeanne Duus ^a   Hald, Marianne ^a   Andersen, Bo Lasthein ^b   Laurberg, Grete ^c   Danielsen, Anne ^d   Avnstorp, Christian ^b   Kristensen, Berit ^e   Kristensen, Ove ^e   Kaaber, Knud ^f   Thormann, Jens ^g   Menné, Torkil ^a   Veien, Niels ^c  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^c Dermatology Clinic Aalborg   (Denmark)

^d Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^e Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^f Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^g Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disease classification; Hand eczema severity index; Non specific dermatitis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUMMULAR DERMATITIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULPITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN ALLERGY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959851010     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01911.x     Document Type: Article

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