Stress in patients with alopecia areata and vitiligo

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 921-928

  Manolache, Liana ^a,c   Benea, Vasile ^b  

^a Cetatea Histria' Polyclinic   (Romania)

^b 'Scarlat Longhin' Clinic of Dermatology   (Romania)

^c NONE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Case control study; Life events; Stress; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FINANCE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL READJUSTMENT RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; VITILIGO;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VITILIGO;

EID: 34547131305     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02106.x     Document Type: Article

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