Questionnaire techniques in assessing acne handicap: Reliability and validity study

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 131-138

  Salek, M S ^a   Khan, G K ^a   Finlay, A Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acne; ADI; CADI; Quality of life; Reliability; UKSIP; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALES;

EID: 0029985270     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00435978     Document Type: Article

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