Clinico-immunological profile and their correlation with severity of atopic dermatitis in Eastern Indian children

Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 95-100

  Kumar, Mani ^a   Singh, Punit ^a   Patel, Pankaj ^a  

^a Narayan Medical College and Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Absolute eosinophil count; atopic dermatitis; Eastern Indian children; total serum immunoglobulin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897636676     PISSN: 09769668     EISSN: 22297707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127296     Document Type: Article

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