Severity of hand eczema assessed by patients and dermatologist using a photographic guide

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-80

  Hald, M ^b   Veien, N K ^b   Laurberg, G ^a   Johansen, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Dermatology Clinic Aalborg   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hand eczema; Photographic guide; Severity; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND ECZEMA; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS;

EID: 33845547599     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07565.x     Document Type: Article

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