Cumulative prevalence of atopic eczema and related skin symptoms in a well-baby clinic: A retrospective cohort study

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 405-408

  Lehtonen, Elina Pia Maria ^a,b   Holmberg Marttila, Doris ^a   Kaila, Minna ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Health services needs and demand; Population based study; Skin symptoms; Well baby clinic

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD ALLERGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242499463     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2003.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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