Validation of the Italian version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-214

  Baranzoni, N ^a   Scalone, L ^b,c   Mantovani, L G ^b,c   De Portu, S ^c   Monzini, M S ^b   Giannetti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatology Life Quality Index; Health related quality of life; Questionnaires; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; INTERVIEW; LICHEN; MALE; MORPHEA; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY; VITILIGO;

EID: 34447524111     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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