Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood

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Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

Background: Little is known about the prevalence of atopic eczema outside Northern Europe. Objectives: We sought to describe the magnitude and variation in the prevalence of atopic eczema symptoms throughout the world. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted on random samples of schoolchildren aged 6 to 7 years and 13 to 14 years from centers in 56 countries throughout the world. Those children with a positive response to being questioned about the presence of an itchy r...

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Article

Date created

1999

Creator

Williams, Hywel / Robertson, Colin / Stewart, Alistair / Aït-Khaled, Nadia / Anabwani, Gabriel / Anderson, Ross / Asher, Innes / Beasley, Richard / Björkstén, Bengt / Burr, Michael / Clayton, Tadd / Crane, Julian / Ellwood, Philippa / Keil, Ulrich / Lai, Chris / Mallol, Javier / Martinez, Fernando / Mitchell, Edwin / Montefort, Stephen / Pearce, Neil / Shah, Jayant / Sibbald, Bonnie / Strachan, David / von Mutius, Erika / Weiland, Stephan K.

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/34543

Related subjects

atopic dermatitis / Atopic eczema / environment / ISAAC / prevalence

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