Clinical epidemiology of hand eczema in patients accessing dermatological reference centres: Results from Italy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 187-195

  Scalone, L ^a,b   Cortesi, P A ^a,b   Mantovani, L G ^b,c   Belisari, A ^b   Ayala, F ^c   Fortina, A B ^d   Bonamonte, D ^e   Borroni, G ^f   Cannavo S P ^g   Guarneri, F ^g   Cristaudo, A ^h   De Pita O ⁱ   Gallo, R ^j   Girolomoni, G ^k   Gola, M ^l   Lisi, P ^m   Pigatto, P D ⁿ   Satta, R ^o   Giannetti, A ^p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b CHARTA Foundation   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^h SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

ⁱ LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HAIRDRESSER; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; HAND DERMATOSES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920736252     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13220     Document Type: Article

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