Is atopy and autoimmunity more prevalent in patients with alopecia areata? A comparative study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 720-723

  Serarslan, G ^a   Savas N ^a   Yenin, J Z ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID DISEASE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053519563     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04152.x     Document Type: Article

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