Itch severity scale: A self-report instrument for the measurement of pruritus severity

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 667-673

  Majeski, C J ^a   Johnson, J A ^a,b   Davison, S N ^a,b   Lauzon, Gilles J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Itch Severity Scale; Pruritus; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; ITCH SEVERITY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAND 36 HEALTH STATUS INVENTORY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33947361652     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07736.x     Document Type: Article

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