Treatment failure in atopic dermatitis as a result of parental health belief

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 467-469

  Smith, Saxon D ^a   Stephens, Amanda M ^b   Werren, Julia C ^c   Fischer, Gayle O ^d  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CORTICOSTEROID PHOBIA; FEAR; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTING EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84885117083     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10802     Document Type: Article

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