Assessment of quality of life in patients with primary axillary hyperhidrosis before and after suction-curettage

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-212

  Bechara, Falk G ^a   Gambichler, Thilo ^a   Bader, Armin ^a   Sand, Michael ^b   Altmeyer, Peter ^a   Hoffmann, Klaus ^a  

^a Departments of Dermatology   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CURETTAGE; EROSION; FEMALE; FOCAL AXILLARY HYPERHIDROSIS; GRAVIMETRY; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROMA; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN EROSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING;

ADULT; AXILLA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 34447290851     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.01.035     Document Type: Article

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