Prevalence of atopic dermatitis among korean adults visiting health service center of the catholic medical center in seoul metropolitan area, Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1828-1830

  Kim, Min Joo ^a   Kang, Tae Wook ^a   Cho, Eun Ah ^a   Kim, Hei Sung ^a   Min, Jung Ah ^b   Park, Hoon ^b   Kim, Jin Wou ^b   Cha, Sang Hee ^c   Lee, Young Bok ^c   Cho, Sang Hyun ^c   Kim, Sun Ji ^a   Kim, Jung Eun ^a   Park, Hyun Jung ^a   Choi, Min Jee ^d   Kang, Min Ju ^d   Lee, Kyung Ho ^d   Choi, Kwang Hyun ^e   Kim, Kyung Moon ^e   Kim, Dong Jae ^f   Park, Young Min ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Bupyeong gu   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^f The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult; Dermatitis; Hanifin and rajka criteria; Physical examination; Prevalence; Psoriasis; Questionnaires; Severity; Topic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 78649930166     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.12.1828     Document Type: Article

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