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Article: The agony of eczema
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- Dermatology Times
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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New tool designed to help better screen, assess all facets of AD
San Diego - Eczema's effects on patients and those who love them was the topic of a Uinchtime symposium at the Dermatology Nurses Association (DNA) meeting here. "Atopic Dermatitis: Impact on Family and Quality of Life" introduced a novel assessment tool designed to enhance physicianpatient communication, provide more precise staging based on quality of life and physical symptoms and enable physicians to more accurately evaluate treatment efficacy.
The "Eczenia Assessment" screening tool was developed by the Life Improvement for Eczema (LIFE) Committee, a project of the National Eczema Association, which is dedicated to ...