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Is eczema a risk factor of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? – A cohort study utilizing secondary data from routine care

J Schmitt · DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift · 2012 · Heft 09

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2012
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Zeitschrift
DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift
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J Schmitt
Ausgabe
Heft 09 / 2012
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Erschienen: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
ISSN
0012-0472
DOI
10.1055/s-0032-1323464

Zusammenfassung

Aims: Four epidemiological studies from Germany suggested an association of eczema and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The temporal relationship between eczema and physician-diagnosed ADHD is unclear. Hypothesis: Childhood eczema is related to the development of incident ADHD. Methods: We conducted a cohort study utilizing secondary data from routine medical care of 348,461 children and adolescents (mean age 8.4 years, 49 percent females) insured with AOK PLUS, a large health insurance from Germany. Primary exposure was physician-diagnosed atopic eczema (ICD–10 code L20) in 2005 and/or 2006. Sec…

Schlagworte

Secondary data analysis atopic eczema attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder cohort study routine care DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift