Is there something called adult onset atopic dermatitis in India?

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-147

  Thappa, Devinder Mohan ^a   Malathi, Munisamy ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT ONSET ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AGE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INDIA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 84875754403     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.107633     Document Type: Review

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