The descriptive epidemiology of atopic dermatitis in the community

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-78

  Mar, Adrian ^a   Marks, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eczema; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032932586     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00324.x     Document Type: Review

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