Atopic dermatitis among 2-year olds; high prevalence, but predominantly mild disease - The PACT study, Norway

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Smidesang, Ingeborg ^a,b   Saunes, Marit ^b   Storrø, Ola ^a   Øien, Torbjørn ^a   Holmen, Turid Lingaas ^c   Johnsen, Roar ^a   Henriksen, Anne Hildur ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 39849092399     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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