The prevalence and descriptive epidemiology of atopic dermatitis in Singapore school children

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-106

  Tay, Y K ^a   Kong, K H ^b   Khoo, L ^a   Goh, C L ^a   Giam, Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Atopic dermatitis; Epidemiology; School children

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXERCISE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GRASS; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; ICHTHYOSIS; KERATOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PITYRIASIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SKIN EXAMINATION; STRESS; SWEATING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0036178562     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04566.x     Document Type: Article

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