Stable incidence of atopic dermatitis among children in Denmark during the 1990s

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 244-247

  Olesen, Anne Braae ^a   Bang, Karen ^a   Juul, Svend ^b   Thestrup Pedersen, Kristian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Incidence; Severity; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; TAR;

AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 18844441676     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550510026343     Document Type: Article

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