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Atopic eczema in a multiracial country (Malaysia)
Author(s) -
JAAFAR R.B.,
PETTIT J.H.S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1993.tb01016.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atopic dermatitis , dermatology , family medicine , pediatrics , demography , sociology
Summary A total of 14342 patients with skin diseases who had attended either the National University of Malaysia skin clinic or a private dermatological office were analysed. Five hundred and thirty‐four cases (3·7%) had a topic eczema, the prevalence being highest among the Malays (4·3%). The prevalence of atopic eczema among clinic attenders is lower in all three major Malaysian races when compared with studies from England.