Comparison of prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Japanese elementary schoolchildren between 2001/2002 and 2007/2008

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 512-514

  Saeki, Hidehisa ^a   Oiso, Naoki ^b   Honma, Masaru ^c   Odajima, Hiroshi ^d   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)

^d FUKUOKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69449088869     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00687.x     Document Type: Letter

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