Quality of life in infants with atopic dermatitis and healthy infants: A follow-up from birth to 24 months

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Alanne, S ^a,b   Nermes, M ^c   Soderlund R ^d   Laitinen, K ^b  

^a SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Department of Municipal Health Care and Social Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Child; Follow up study; Infant; Life quality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DERMATITIS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SCRATCHING; SLEEP DISORDER; TOOTH ERUPTION;

AFFECT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 79960090703     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02229.x     Document Type: Article

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