Focus groups in Swedish psoriatic patients with pruritus

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Amatya, Beni ^a   Nordlind, Klas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Focus group; Pruritus; Psoriasis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; METHOTREXATE; PSORALEN; STEROID; TIOGUANINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CREAM; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PAIN; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUVA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS; SUNBATHING; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; WEATHER;

EID: 37649007119     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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