Chronic urticaria: An internet survey of health behaviours, symptom patterns and treatment needs in European adult patients

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 633-641

  Maurer, M ^a   Ortonne, J P ^b   Zuberbier, T ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Medication usage; Patient perspectives; Preventive treatment; Sleep disturbances; Symptom patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEASONS; SELF CARE; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; URTICARIA;

EID: 60449086113     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08920.x     Document Type: Article

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