Various diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis (AD): A proposal of Reliable Estimation of Atopic Dermatitis in Childhood (REACH) criteria, a novel questionnaire-based diagnostic tool for AD

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 376-384

  Lee, Seung Chul ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; diagnostic criteria; epidemiological survey; questionnaire; Reliable Estimation of Atopic Dermatitis in Childhood (REACH)

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSENSUS; DANISH ALLERGY RESEARCH CENTER CRITERIA; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FLEXURAL DERMATITIS; GOLD STANDARD; HANIFIN AND RAJKA CRITERIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES IN CHILDHOOD CRITERIA; JAPANESE DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CRITERIA; KANG AND TIAN CRITERIA; KOREAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CRITERIA; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABLE ESTIMATION OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS IN CHILDHOOD CRITERIA; REVIEW; SCHULTZ LARSEN CRITERIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASE ASSESSMENT; SKIN EXAMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM WORKING PARTY DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA; VALIDATION STUDY; CHILD; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HOSPITAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE;

CHILD; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HOSPITAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84963850051     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13264     Document Type: Review

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