Atopic eczema in children: Another harmful sequel of divorce

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1397-1402

  Bockelbrink, A ^a   Heinrich, J ^b   Schafer I ^c   Zutavern, A ^b,d   Borte, M ^e,f   Herbarth, O ^e,g   Schaaf, B ^h   Von Berg, A ^h   Schafer T ⁱ  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

^g HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^h MARIEN HOSPITAL WESEL   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Children; Divorce; Life event; Psychosomatic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVORCE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIVORCE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33750526250     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01186.x     Document Type: Article

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