Does enough quality of life-related discussion occur during dermatology outpatient consultations?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 997-1000

  David, S E ^a   Ahmed, Z ^b   Salek, M S ^a   Finlay, A Y ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concordance; Consultation; DLQI; Outpatients; Patient related outcome; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX QUESTIONNAIRE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES; WALES;

EID: 27544437026     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06876.x     Document Type: Article

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