Vitamin D deficiency is associated with diagnosis and severity of childhood atopic dermatitis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-35

  Wang, Susan Shuxin ^a   Hon, Kam Lun ^a   Kong, Alice Pik shan ^a   Pong, Henry Nga hin ^a   Wong, Gary Wing kin ^a   Leung, Ting Fan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; Children; Eczema; Severity; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILDREN; ECZEMA; SEVERITY; VITAMIN D;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84894266942     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12167     Document Type: Article

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