Association between obesity and atopic dermatitis in childhood: A case-control study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1180-1186.e1

  Silverberg, Jonathan I ^a,b,c   Kleiman, Edward ^a   Lev Tov, Hadar ^a   Silverberg, Nanette B ^b   Durkin, Helen G ^a   Joks, Rauno ^a   Smith Norowitz, Tamar A ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Dermatology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; atopy; body mass index; eczema; obesity; overweight; weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79955632907     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.01.063     Document Type: Article

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