Psychometric evaluation of patients with Behçet's disease

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-113

  Borhani Haghighi, Afshin ^a,d   Aflaki, E ^b   Haghshenas, H ^c   Savagheb, S ^c   Davoodi, S ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Iran; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PARANOIA; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90;

EID: 39449136787     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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