Evaluating health-related quality of life in patients with facial acne: Development of a self-administered questionnaire for clinical trials

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 481-490

  Girman, C J ^a   Hartmaier, S ^b   Thiboutot, D ^c   Johnson, J ^d   Barber, B ^a   DeMuro Mercon, C ^a   Waldstreicher, J ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Hartmaier Consulting   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Psychosocial; Quality of rite; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029821031     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00540020     Document Type: Article

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