Validation of diagnosis criteria of functional itch disorder or psychogenic pruritus

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-504

  Misery, Laurent ^a   Wallengren, Joanna ^b   Weisshaar, Elke ^c   Zalewska, Anna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC PRURITUS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN PRURITUS; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REST; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53349151936     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0486     Document Type: Letter

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