Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 806-812 , November 2009

Prevalence of adult atopic dermatitis among nursing staff in a Taiwanese medical center: A pilot study on validation of diagnostic questionnaires

  • Cheng-Che E. Lan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chien-Hung Lee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Yi-Wei Lu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Healthcare Administration, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Chi-Ling Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Hsiu-Hui Chiu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
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  • Tsai-Ching Chou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Stephen Chu-Shung Hu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ching-Ying Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Yi-Ying Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Hui-Ju Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Yin-Chun Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ching-Shuang Wu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Hui-Yu Hsu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Sheng-Lan Shieh, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Hsin-Su Yu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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  • Ying-Chin Ko, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan
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  • Gwo-Shing Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Center of Excellence for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gwo-Shing Chen, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Rd, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

,Accepted 25 March 2009.

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 Drs. Lan and Lee contributed equally to this work

 Supported by National Health Research Institute, Taiwan, NHRI-CN-PD9611P.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00381-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.03.035

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 806-812 , November 2009

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