The impact of psoriasis on psychosocial life domains: A review

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-249

  Wahl, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Psoriasis; Psychology; Quality of life; Review

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031469517     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1997.tb00463.x     Document Type: Review

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