Comparative study of stress and quality of life in outpatients consulting for different dermatoses in 5 academic departments of dermatology

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 412-415

  Misery, Laurent ^a   Thomas, Luc ^b   Jullien, Denis ^b   Cambazard, Frédéric ^c   Humbert, Philippe ^d   Dubertret, Louis ^e   Dehen, Laure ^e   Macy, Guy ^f   Boussetta, Sami ^g   Taieb, Charles ^g  

^a BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^e SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Laboratoire Dermatologique Ducray   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

Dermatosis; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TUMOR; STRESS; URTICARIA; VITILIGO;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 47749154374     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2008.0466     Document Type: Article

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