A Global Review on the Risk Factors and Management of Early Atopic Dermatitis in Children Ages 0 to 2 Years Old

October 2019 | Volume 18 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1020 | Copyright © October 2019


Lawrence A. Schachner MD FAAD FAAP,a Adelaide A. Hebert MD FAAD,B Anneke Andriessen PhD,c Latanya T. Benjamin MD FAAD FAAP,D Ana M. Duarte MD FAAD FAAP,e Norman Goldberg MD FAAP,f Pearl C. Kwong MD FAAD,g Tace Steele Rico MD FAAD,h Lawrence F. Eichenfield MD FAAD FAAPi

ªThe Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, Pediatrics;Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL 

BPediatric Dermatology, McGovern School of Medicine, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX; UT Physicians Dermatology–Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 

cRadboud UMC Nijmegen, Andriessen Consultants, Malden, The Netherlands

dHollywood, FL

eChildren’s Skin Center, Miami, FL

fMiami, FL

gJacksonville, FL

hFlorida Hospital for Children, University of Miami School of Medicine, AdventHealth Medical Group, Orlando, FL 

iDepartments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA 

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Anneke Andriessen PhD anneke.a@tiscali.nl