The psychosocial and occupational impact of chronic skin disease

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-59

  Hong, Judith ^a,c   Koo, Bonnie ^b   Koo, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Occupational; Psoriasis; Psychosocial; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PRODUCTIVITY; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIGMA;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 40349095005     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00170.x     Document Type: Review

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