Prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Japanese adults and community validation of the U.K. diagnostic criteria

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-141

  Saeki, Hidehisa ^a   Oiso, Naoki ^b   Honma, Masaru ^c   Iizuka, Hajime ^c   Kawada, Akira ^b   Tamaki, Kunihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Japanese adults; Prevalence; U.K. diagnostic criteria; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649639688     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.04.004     Document Type: Letter

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