Eczema in early childhood is strongly associated with the development of asthma and rhinitis in a prospective cohort

BMC Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  von Kobyletzki, Laura B ^a,b   Bornehag, Carl Gustaf ^b   Hasselgren, Mikael ^c,d   Larsson, Malin ^b   Lindström, Cecilia B ^b   Svensson, Åke ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Primary Care Research Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHINITIS;

AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84864232913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14715945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-5945-12-11     Document Type: Article

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