Is there a geographical variation in eczema prevalence in the U.K.? Evidence from the 1958 British birth cohort study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 712-720

  McNally, N J ^e   Williams, H C ^a,b   Phillips, D R ^a,c   Strachan, D P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Environment; Geographical distribution; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0034006607     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03416.x     Document Type: Article

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