The occurrence of atopic dermatitis in North Europe: An international questionnaire study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 I, 1996, Pages 760-764

  Larsen, Finn Schultz ^a   Diepgen, Thomas ^b   Svensson, Åke ^c  

^a Dermatology Clinic   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ECZEMA; EUROPE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029871712     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90009-2     Document Type: Article

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