Psychosomatic factors in first-onset alopecia areata

Psychosomatics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 374-381

  Picardi, A ^a   Pasquini, P ^b   Cattaruzza, M S ^b   Gaetano, P ^b   Baliva, G ^b   Melchi, C F ^b   Papi, M ^b   Camaioni, D ^b   Tiago, A ^b   Gobello, T ^b   Biondi, M ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATICS; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0042838258     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.44.5.374     Document Type: Article

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