The prevalence of atopic dermatitis beyond childhood: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 696-704

  Abuabara, K ^a   Yu, A M ^b   Okhovat, J P ^c   Allen, I E ^d   Langan, S M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atopic dermatitis; atopic eczema; eczema; natural history; prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85034946842     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.13320     Document Type: Article

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