Paediatric eczema and psychosocial morbidity: How does eczema interact with parents'illness beliefs?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-67

  Walker, C ^a,c   Papadopoulos, L ^b   Hussein, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eczema; Illness beliefs; Paediatric; Parent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ECZEMA; HUMANS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33845635270     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01866.x     Document Type: Article

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