The short stature in atopic dermatitis patients: Are atopic children really small for their age?

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-27

  Park, Mi Kyung ^a   Park, Kui Young ^a   Li, Kapsok ^a   Seo, Seong Jun ^a   Hong, Chang Kwun ^a  

^a Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Diet restriction; Sleep disturbance; Stature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877252530     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.1.23     Document Type: Article

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