Epidemiology of atopic dermatitis in Japan

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 200-204

  Takeuchi, Satoshi ^a,b   Esaki, Hitokazu ^b   Furue, Masutaka ^b  

^a HAMANOMACHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; atopic dermatitis; bronchial asthma; CCL17 TARC; cohort; egg allergy; prevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 84896346497     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12331     Document Type: Review

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