Disease-specific quality of life is associated with anxiety and depression in patients with acne

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 435-439

  Yazici, Kemal ^a   Baz, K ^a   Yazici, A E ^a   Kokturk A ^a   Tot, S ^a   Demirseren, D ^a   Buturak, V ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acne; Anxiety; Depression; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 3242744564     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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