Quality of medical care of patients with acne vulgaris in Germany - Nationwide survey of pharmacy clients: Original article;Versorgung der Akne vulgaris in Deutschland ü Patientenbefragung in einem bundesweiten Apothekennetzwerk

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1060-1063

  Franzke, Nadine ^a   Zimmer, Lisa ^b   Schäfer, Ines ^a   Radermacher, Christian ^a   Kresken, Joachim ^c   Augustin, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Universitütsklinik für Dermatologie   (Germany)

^c Irmgardis Apotheke   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health personnel; Illness burden; Patient satisfaction; Quality of health care; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ADAPALENE; AZELAIC ACID; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; ISOTRETINOIN; MINOCYCLINE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; CHEEK; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FACE; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MEDICATION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTIONS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71149096259     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2009.07155.x     Document Type: Article

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