The prevalence of common skin conditions in Australian school students: 2. Atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 468-473

  Marks, R ^a   Kilkenny, M ^a   Plunkett, A ^a   Merlin, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Australia; Diagnostic criteria; Prevalence; School students

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXAMINATION; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032933914     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02711.x     Document Type: Article

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