Pruritus in adult dermatomyositis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-276

  Shirani, Z ^a   Kucenic, M J ^a   Carroll, C L ^a   Fleischer Jr , A B ^a   Feldman, S R ^a   Yosipovitch, G ^a   Jorizzo, J L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 2442712805     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01510.x     Document Type: Article

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