Study of the role of serum folic acid in atopic dermatitis: A correlation with serum IgE and disease severity

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 673-677

  Shaheen, Maha A ^a   Attia, Enas A S ^a   Louka, Manal L ^a   Bareedy, Nashwa ^b  

^a Faculty of Computer Science   (Egypt)

^b Departments of Dermatology and Venereology   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; folic acid; IgE

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84856378073     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.91827     Document Type: Article

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