Prevalence of allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis among children in four regions of Finland

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 682-689

  Remes, S T ^a   Korppi, M ^b   Kajosaari, M ^c   Koivikko, A ^d   Soininen, L ^e   Pekkanen, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Provincial Government of Lapland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergies; Children; Eczema; Hay fever; Prevalence; Questionnaire; Rhinitis; Season of response; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031852599     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03954.x     Document Type: Article

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