Prevalence of atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and asthma in Taiwan: A national study 2000 to 2007

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 589-594

  Hwang, Chian Yaw ^a,b   Chen, Yi Ju ^b,c   Lin, Ming Wei ^a,b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,b   Chu, Szu Ying ^a,b   Chen, Chih Chiang ^a,b   Lee, Ding Dar ^a,b   Chang, Yun Ting ^a,b   Wang, Wen Jen ^a,b   Liu, Han Nan ^a,b,d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649708007     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0963     Document Type: Article

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