Diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis in adult Thai population
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Validation of the diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis in the adult Thai population.
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, for which it is difficult to obtain epidemiologic findings. In a previous study, we suggested the following diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis in the adult Thai population: visible flexural dermatitis, a history of flexural dermatitis, a rash of more than six months duration and visible dry skin. However these criteria were not v...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0019-5154
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.33284