Why are quality of life instruments not recognized as reference measures in therapeutic trials of chronic skin disorders?

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2299-2301

  Grob, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; ALGORITHM; BIOASSAY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848834460     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701081     Document Type: Note

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