Prevalence of childhood atopic dermatitis: an urban and rural community-based study in Shanghai, China.

BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory and chronically relapsing disorder with increasing prevalence. However, little is known about its prevalence in Shanghai, the top metropolitan of China. This study will estimate and compare the prevalence of AD in urban and rural areas in r...

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Main Authors: Feng Xu, Shuxian Yan, Fei Li, Minqiang Cai, Weihan Chai, Minmin Wu, Chaowei Fu, Zhuohui Zhao, Haidong Kan, Kefei Kang, Jinhua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3341360?pdf=render