Atopic dermatitis, atopic eczema, or eczema? A systematic review, meta-analysis, and recommendation for uniform use of ‘atopic dermatitis’

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1480-1485

  Kantor, R ^a   Thyssen, J P ^b   Paller, A S ^a   Silverberg, J I ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; atopic eczema; eczema; nomenclature; terminology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; NOMENCLATURE; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; HUMANS; PUBLICATIONS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84980396096     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12982     Document Type: Article

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