The prevalence and socio-demographic risk factors of clinical eczema in infancy: A population-based observational study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 642-651

  Martin, P E ^a,b   Koplin, J J ^a   Eckert, J K ^a   Lowe, A J ^a,b   Ponsonby, A L ^a,b   Osborne, N J ^a,c   Gurrin, L C ^a,b   Robinson, M N ^d   Hill, D J ^a   Tang, M L K ^a,b,d   Dharmage, S C ^a,b   Allen, K J ^a,b,d  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eczema; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Infancy; Parental allergy; Prevalence; Risk factors; Severity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878372060     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12092     Document Type: Article

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