Epidemiology of atopic eczema;Epidemiologie des atopischen ekzems

Allergologie

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 259-271

  Schafer T ^a   Ring, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Epidemiology; Frequency; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MOOD; PREVALENCE; REMISSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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