Adherence to treatment in patients with psoriasis vulgaris: Turkish experience

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-335

  Gokdemir, Gonca ^a,b   Ari, S ^a   Koslu A ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adherence; Compliance; Psoriasis; Therapy; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ANTIPSORIASIS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIVORCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TURKEY;

EID: 39049169482     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02425.x     Document Type: Article

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