Atopic dermatitis is more severe in children over the age of two who have an increased body mass index

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 713-717

  Koutroulis, Ioannis ^a,b   Magnelli, Laura ^b   Gaughan, John ^c   Weiner, Evan ^a,b   Kratimenos, Panagiotis ^a,b  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; body mass index; eczema; obesity; severity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING ATOPIC DERMATITIS INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84931569911     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12970     Document Type: Article

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