Work limitations and productivity loss are associated with health-related quality of life but not with clinical severity in patients with psoriasis

Dermatology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-110

  Schmitt, Jochen M ^a,c   Ford, Daniel E ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Dermatology life quality index; Economic burden; Health economy; Presenteeism; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERNET; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33747081908     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093848     Document Type: Article

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