Melasma in Latina patients: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a quality-of-life questionnaire in Spanish language

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-66

  Dominguez, Arturo R ^a   Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^b   Ellzey, Allison R ^c   Pandya, Amit G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MELANOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33744991104     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.01.049     Document Type: Article

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