Role of childhood obesity in atopic dermatitis

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 635-642

  Silverberg, Jonathan I ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; BMI; Body mass index; Eczema; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLG GENE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN MANIFESTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 81255154097     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: 17469880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/edm.11.68     Document Type: Review

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