Quality of life in patients suffering from seborrheic dermatitis: Influence of age, gender and education level

Mycoses

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-363

  Szepietowski, Jacek C ^a   Reich, Adam ^a   Wesołowska Szepietowska, Ewa ^a   Baran, Eugeniusz ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dandruff; DLQI; Seborrheic dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDRUFF; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67249151195     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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