Association of psychic stress with clinical severity and symptoms of psoriatic patients

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 467-471

  Harvima, Rauno J ^a   Viinamäki, Heimo ^a   Harvima, Ilkka T ^a   Naukkarinen, Anita ^a   Savolainen, Leena ^b   Aalto, Marja Leena ^a   Horsmanheimo, Maija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Life changes; Psoriasis; Questionnaires; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029908308     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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