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Risk analysis of early childhood eczema.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Jun 2009
Bisgaard Hans, Halkjaer Liselotte B, Hinge Rikke, Giwercman Charlotte, Palmer Colin, Silveira Lori, Strand Matthew
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BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of eczema suggests the role of environmental factors triggering a genetic predisposition. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of environmental exposures in early life and genetic predisposition on the development of eczema before age 3 years. METHODS: The Copenhagen Study on Asthma in Childhood is a prospective clinical study of a birth cohort of 411 children born of mothers...
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