Education and specialist referral of patients with atopic dermatitis

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Authors

Green, Robin J.
Pentz, Adele
Jordaan, H.F.

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Health and Medical Publishing Group

Abstract

Educating patients with atopic dermatitis is an essential and necessary part of therapy and particularly important when young children are involved. Quality of life is seriously impaired if patients or their carers do not understand the chronic and relapsing nature of the disease and how it can be treated.

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Patients, Therapy, Children, Atopic dermatitis (AD), Education

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Green, RJ, Pentz, A & Jordaan, HF 2014, 'Education and specialist referral of patients with atopic dermatitis', South African Medical Journal, vol. 104, no. 10, pp. 714-715.