The effects of foot disease on quality of life: Results of the Achilles Project

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-195

  Katsambas, A ^a,g   Abeck, D ^b   Haneke, E ^c   van de Kerkhof, P ^d   Burzykowski, T ^e   Molenberghs, G ^e   Marynissen, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^g ANDREAS SYGROS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Achilles Project; Foot disease; Fungal; Non fungal; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECZEMA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT ULCER; GANGRENE; HAMMER TOE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MYCOSIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TINEA PEDIS; VALGUS DEFORMITY; VARUS DEFORMITY; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOT DERMATOSES; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH AFRICA; WALKING;

EID: 16244381204     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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