Self-reported stress reactivity and psoriasis-related stress of Nordic psoriasis sufferers

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Zachariae, R ^a   Zachariae, H ^a   Blomqvist, K ^b   Davidsson, S ^c   Molin, L ^d   Mork C ^e   Sigurgeirsson, B ^f  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^d ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Family history; Psoriasis; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCANDINAVIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0742289612     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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