The Illness Intrusiveness Rating Scale: A measure of severity in individuals with hyperhidrosis

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 693-698

  Cinà, Claudios S ^b   Clase, Catherine M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Victoria Medical Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Illness intrusiveness; Quality of life; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033497478     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008968401068     Document Type: Article

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