Patients' perspective of pruritus in chronic plaque psoriasis: A questionnaire-based study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 822-826

  Amatya, Beni ^a   Wennersten, G ^b   Nordlind, K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Utsikten Medical Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pruritus; Psoriasis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; METHOTREXATE; RETINOID; STEROID; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; LEG; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALP; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SKIN PRURITUS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; STRESS; SUN EXPOSURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEROIDS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEATING; VITAMIN D;

EID: 45249083698     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02591.x     Document Type: Article

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