Increased history of childhood and lifetime traumatic events among adults with alopecia areata

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 388-393

  Willemsen, Ria ^a   Vanderlinden, Johan ^c,d   Roseeuw, Diane ^a   Haentjens, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHECKLIST; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EPIDEMIC; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; STRESS;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 60149086160     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.09.049     Document Type: Article

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