Is eczema really on the increase worldwide?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Williams, Hywel ^a   Stewart, Alistair ^b   von Mutius, Erika ^c   Cookson, William ^d   Anderson, H Ross ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; Eczema; prevalence; time trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 41549144352     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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