Impact of chronic hand dermatitis on quality of life, work productivity, activity impairment, and medical costs

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 448-457

  Fowler, Joseph F ^a   Ghosh, Arindam ^b   Sung, Jennifer ^c   Emani, Srinivas ^d   Chang, Jane ^c,e   Den, Elana ^b   Thorn, Deborah ^c   Person, John ^d   Duh, Mei Sheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^e DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LUBRICATING AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DERMATITIS; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK;

EID: 32644451917     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.11.1053     Document Type: Article

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