Atopic dermatitis: Correlation between non-damaged skin barrier function and disease activity

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 672-676

  Addor, Flavia A S ^a   Takaoka, Roberto ^a   Rivitti, Evandro A ^a   Aoki, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOPHYSICS; CHILD; CORNEOMETRY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN WATER LOSS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE;

EID: 84861313381     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05176.x     Document Type: Article

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