PAFS: Population-adjusted frequency of sensitization. (I). Influence of sex and age

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 377-382

  Schnuch, Axel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age standardization; Contact sensitization; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Sex

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENDER; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SENSITIZATION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0029793806     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1996.tb02236.x     Document Type: Article

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