Alternative models of comorbidity: A framework for the interpretation of epidemiological association studies

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 303-307

  Schmitt, Jochen ^a   Weidinger, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILAGGRIN;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SKIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BREAST FEEDING; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84892744934     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.527     Document Type: Note

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