Prevalence of atopic eczema and associated symptoms in school children;Prevalência de eczema atópico e sintomas relacionados entre estudantes

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-64

  Camelo Nunes, Inês C ^a   Wandalsen, Gustavo F ^a   Melo, Karin C ^a   Naspitz, Charles K ^a   Solé, Dirceu ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Atopic dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

EID: 1842811124     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/1135     Document Type: Article

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