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The Cost of Atopic Eczema to the Society: An International Perspective

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Cutaneous Biometrics

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Skin reacts to chemical, mechanical, and immunological injuries in a variety of ways depending on the intensity, time course, and spatial distribution of the stimulus. Eczema is one such pattern of response. The intraepidermal edema and inflammatory reaction are together responsible for the clinical picture of eczema and an enormous amount of discomfort, disability, and economic loss (Marks, 1992)

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    Rukmini Rajagopalan

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    Doris A. Schwindt

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Rajagopalan, R. (2000). The Cost of Atopic Eczema to the Society: An International Perspective. In: Schwindt, D.A., Maibach, H.I. (eds) Cutaneous Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1199-1_29

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