The effect of skin diseases on quality of life in patients from different social and ethnic groups in Cape Town, South Africa

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 826-831

  Jobanputra, Raj ^a,b   Bachmann, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Southmead Youth Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNEMPLOYMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CLOTHING; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034532158     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2000.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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