Measuring the prevalence of atopic dermatitis in a school-age population in Madrid;Medición de la prevalencia de la dermatitis atópica en una población escolar Madrileña

Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 458-463

  Javier Ortiz, Francisco ^a   Guerra, Aurora ^a   Zarco, Carlos ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Children; Diagnostic questionnaires; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141925755     PISSN: 00017310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(03)76723-4     Document Type: Article

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