A cross-sectional study of psychological morbidity in patients with acne, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis in specialist dermatology and general practices

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1435-1444

  Magin, P J ^a   Pond, C D ^a   Smith, W T ^a   Watson, A B ^b   Goode, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Royal Newcastle Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Anxiety; Depression; Eczema; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTROVERSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; NEUROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATOLOGY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 56549111435     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02890.x     Document Type: Article

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