Atopic dermatitis may be linked to whether a child is first- or second-born and/or the age of the mother.
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Five hundred and thirty families with at least 1 child who had been referred to a dermatologist with atopic dermatitis were interviewed in an effort to determine whether factors such as the age of the mother when a child is born and/or birth rank can contribute to the development of atopic dermatitis. The families interviewed had a total of 1,084 children, or an average of 2 children per family. Sixty per cent of the children with atopic dermatitis were under 5 years of age. Ninety-one per cent of them had developed the disease before the age of 3Downloads
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1996-11-01
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Olesen, A., Ellingsen, A., Larsen, F., Larsen, P., Veien, N., & Thestrup-Pedersen, K. (1996). Atopic dermatitis may be linked to whether a child is first- or second-born and/or the age of the mother. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 76(6), 457–460. https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555576457460
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