Baseline quality of life as measured by skindex-16+5 in patients presenting to a referral center for patch testing

Dermatitis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-28

  Zug, Kathryn A ^a   Aaron, Denise M ^a   MacKenzie, Todd ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; DERMATITIS; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTION; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PATCH TEST; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATCH TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65649104447     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.08020     Document Type: Article

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