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Editorial
. 2013 Nov;132(5):1139-40.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.08.028. Epub 2013 Oct 4.

Do children really outgrow their eczema, or is there more than one eczema?

Katrina Abuabara  1 , David J Margolis
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Editorial

Do children really outgrow their eczema, or is there more than one eczema?

Katrina Abuabara et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: Eczema; adult; atopic dermatitis; child; epidemiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: D. J. Margolis declares that he has no relevant conflicts of interest.

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