Construct validity of the questionnaire on experience with skin complaints (Short Form): Identification of a subscale responsive to physical treatment

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 176-184

  Müller, Horst ^a   Brockow, Thomas ^b   Franke, Annegret ^b   Resch, Karl Ludwig ^b   Calliess, Iris Tatjana ^c   Schmid Ott, Gerhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Institute for Balneology and Rehabilitation Research   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Psoriasis; Responsiveness; Stigmatization; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547812780     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.23.3.176     Document Type: Article

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