Epidemiology and clinical features of atopic dermatitis in India

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471-475

  Kanwar, Amrinder ^a   De, Dipankar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; clinical features; epidemiology; India

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLEPHARITIS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTACT ALLERGY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FACE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 81255207222     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.87112     Document Type: Review

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