Prevalence of physical symptoms of itch, pain and fatigue in patients with skin diseases in general practice

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1346-1349

  Verhoeven, E W M ^a   Kraaimaat, F W ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a   Van Weel, C ^a   Duller, P ^a   Van Der Valk, P G M ^a   Van Den Hoogen, H J M ^a   Bor, J H J ^a   Schers, H J ^a   Evers, A W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Itch; Pain; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PAIN; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 34447097201     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07916.x     Document Type: Article

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