How well do questionnaires perform compared with physical examination in detecting flexural eczema? Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two

Carsten Flohr,Gudrun Weinmayr,Stephan K. Weiland,Emmanuel Addo-Yobo,Isabella Annesi-Maesano,Bengt Björkstén,Lennart Bråbäck,Gisela Büchele,Martha E. Chico,Philip J. Cooper,Michael Clausen,N El-Sharif,A. Martínez Gimeno,R.S. Mathur,E. von Mutius,M. Morales Suárez-Varela,Neil Pearce,V. Svabe,Gary W.K. Wong,M. Yu,N. S. Zhong,Hywel C. Williams

How well do questionnaires perform compared with physical examination in detecting flexural eczema? Findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Two

2009

Questionnaires are widely used in epidemiological studies to measure eczema symptom prevalence, but there are concerns regarding their accuracy if used as a diagnostic tool.

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Physical examination
Respiratory disease
Asthma
Allergy
Epidemiology
Atopy
Pathology
Atopic dermatitis
Medicine
El Niño
symptom prevalence

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