A survey-based assessment of the prevalence and severity of chronic hand dermatitis in a managed care organization

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Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 385-392

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^e Ortho Biotech Products LP   (United States)

^f ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33745816729     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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