title: Atopic eczema in a multiracial country (Malaysia).
abstract: A total of 14,342 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 atopic 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Jaafar
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pettit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008296:Malaysia / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors