The Family Dermatology Life Quality Index: Measuring the secondary impact of skin disease

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 528-538

  Basra, M K A ^a   Sue Ho, R ^b   Finlay, A Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatology; Family; Health related quality of life; Quality of life; Secondary impact

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 33846988561     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07617.x     Document Type: Article

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