Prevalence of atopic dermatitis in japanese adults

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Muto, T ^a,d   Hsieh, S D ^a,b   Sakurai, Y ^a,c   Yoshinaga, H ^a,b   Suto, H ^a   Okumura, K ^a   Ogawa, H ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^d DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adults; Atopic dermatitis; Epidemiology; Japan; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOKYO;

EID: 0037244355     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05092.x     Document Type: Article

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