Coping with exacerbation in psoriasis and eczema prior to admission in a dermatological ward

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-275

  Wahl, A K ^a,b   Mork C ^b   Hanestad, B R ^a   Helland, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coping; Eczema; Psoriasis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ECZEMA; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPTIMISM; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33646704717     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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