Climatic factors are associated with childhood eczema prevalence in the United States

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1752-1759

  Silverberg, Jonathan I ^a   Hanifin, Jon ^b   Simpson, Eric L ^b  

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

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRECIPITATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879417517     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.19     Document Type: Article

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