How patients experience psoriasis: Results from a European survey

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 2-6

  Fouere S ^a   Adjadj, L ^b   Pawin, H ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Galderma R and D   (France)

^c Clinique de la Muette   (France)

Author keywords

Compliance; Inflammatory skin disease; Psoriasis; Quality of life; Topical treatments

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL AGENT;

ADULT; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FACE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SKINFOLD; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 28444454046     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01329.x     Document Type: Review

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