Climate and prevalence of atopic eczema in 6- to 7-year-old school children in Spain. ISAAC PhASE III

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 833-840

  Suárez Varela, María Morales ^a,b,c,p   García Marcos Alvarez, Luís ^d   Kogan, Michael D ^e   González, Agustín Llopis ^a,b   Gimeno, Antonio Martínez ^f   Ontoso, Inés Aguinaga ^g   Díaz, Carlos González ^h   Pena, Alberto Arnedo ⁱ   Aurrecoechea, Begoña Domínguez ^j   Monge, Rosa María Busquets ^k   Quiros, Alfredo Blanco ^l   Garrido, José Batlles ^m   Canflanca, Iñaqui Miner ⁿ   Varela, Ángel López Silvarrey ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^e Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^g PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

ⁱ Regional Ministry of Health   (Spain)

^j Health Centre of Otero Oviedo   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^o Fundacion Maria Jose Jove   (Spain)

^p Unidad de Salud Pública Higiene Y Sanidad Ambiental   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Atopic eczema; Children; Climate; ISAAC phase III; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

CHILD; CLIMATE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 54349115344     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-008-0177-0     Document Type: Article

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