Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with juvenile localized scleroderma

Rheumatology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 670-672

  Orzechowski, Nicole M ^a   Davis, Dawn M ^b   Mason III, Thomas G ^b   Crowson, Cynthia S ^b   Reed, Ann M ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Juvenile localized scleroderma; Morphoea

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JUVENILE LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED;

EID: 65849357599     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep059     Document Type: Article

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