Quality of life in patients with allergic contact dermatitis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1037-1048

  Kadyk, Deana L ^a   McCarter, Kevin ^a   Achen, Fritz ^a   Belsito, Donald Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FACE; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION;

EID: 0345293274     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(03)02112-1     Document Type: Article

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