Childhood eczema and the importance of the physical environment

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1706-1709

  Langan, Sinéad M ^a,b   Irvine, Alan D ^c,d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84879386780     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.128     Document Type: Note

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