An assessment of anxiety and dermatology life quality in patients with atopic dermatitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 268-272

  Linnet, Jakob ^a   Jemec, G B E ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anxiety; Atopic dermatitis; Dermatology Life Quality Index; Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis Index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0033025950     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.02661.x     Document Type: Article

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