Psychiatric morbidity in dermatological out-patients: An issue to be recognized

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 235-239

  Aslam, Robina ^a   Qadir, Altaf ^b   Asad, Faria ^c  

^a ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b Postgraduate Medical Institute   (Pakistan)

^c KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PSORIASIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 41149126052     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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