Association between attendance of day care centres and increased prevalence of eczema in the German birth cohort study LISAplus

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-75

  Cramer, C ^a   Link, E ^a   Bauer, C P ^b,c   Hoffmann, U ^b   Von Berg, A ^d   Lehmann, I ^e   Herbarth, O ^f   Borte, M ^f,g   Schaaf, B ^h   Sausenthaler, S ⁱ   Wichmann, H E ^i,j   Heinrich, J ⁱ   Kramer U ^a  

^a IUF LEIBNIZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LVA Oberbayern   (Germany)

^d Marien Hospital   (Germany)

^e HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^g Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

^h Pediatric Practice Bad Honnef   (Germany)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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Author keywords

children; day care attendance; East West comparison; eczema; regional patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRTH; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; ECZEMA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC;

ABSENTEEISM; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GERMANY, EAST; GERMANY, WEST; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 78650029666     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02446.x     Document Type: Article

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