Patients' perceptions of the usefulness and outcome of patch testing

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 928-932

  Scalf, Leigh Ann ^a   Genebriera, Joseph ^a   Davis, Mark D P ^a   Farmer, Sara A ^a   Yiannias, James A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 34248232486     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.11.034     Document Type: Article

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