Illness perceptions, coping and quality of life in patients with alopecia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1034-1039

  Cartwright, T ^a   Endean, N ^a   Porter, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Coping; Illness perceptions; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IDENTITY; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALOPECIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 64849108028     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.09014.x     Document Type: Article

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