The excess of atopic eczema in East Germany is related to the intrinsic type

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 992-998

  Schäfer, Torsten ^a   Kramer U ^a,b   Vieluf, D ^c   Abeck, D ^a   Behrendt, H ^a,b   Ring, J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Hospital for Dermatology and Allergy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Epidemiology; Geographical variation; Prick testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0033739262     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03832.x     Document Type: Article

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