The practical reality of using a patient-reported outcome measure in a routine dermatology clinic

Dermatology

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-319

  Salek, Sam ^a   Roberts, Alaw ^a   Finlay, Andrew Y ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatology clinic decision taking; Dermatology Life Quality Index; Patient self scoring; Patient reported outcomes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 34948868842     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107625     Document Type: Article

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