Incidence and predictors of atopic dermatitis in an open birth cohort in Sisimiut, Greenland

• Published in: Acta Paediatrica
• Main Authors: Tamsmark, TH, Koch, A, Melbye, M, Mùlbak, K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Greenland; Sisimiut; greenlandic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb01352.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1651-2227.2001.tb01352.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb01352.x

The frequency of atopic dermatitis (AD) is unknown among children in Greenland. To determine the incidence of AD and to identify risk factors for onset of AD within the first 2 y of life among Greenlandic children an open cohort of 143 children aged 0–2 y in Sisimiut, West Greenland, was followed fo...