Diagnosing chronic hand eczema by an algorithm: A tool for classification in clinical practice

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 595-601

  Molin, S ^a   Diepgen, T L ^b   Ruzicka, T ^a   Prinz, J C ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT ALLERGY; DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GERMANY; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960600891     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.04001.x     Document Type: Article

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