Self-reported hand eczema: Symptom-based reports do not increase the validity of diagnosis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 281-284

  Svensson, A ^a   Lindberg, M ^b   Meding, B ^b,c   Sundberg, K ^d   Stenberg, B ^e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^d Länssjukhuset Ryhov ^*  (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Criteria; Questionnaire; Signs; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

EID: 0036380868     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04799.x     Document Type: Article

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