Cutaneous symptoms of dermatomyositis significantly impact patients' quality of life

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-220

  Hundley, Jennifer L ^a   Carroll, Christie L ^a   Lang, Wei ^a   Snively, Beverly ^a   Yosipovitch, Gil ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Jorizzo, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medical Center Blvd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 31344456716     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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