Questionnaire-based diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa: Specificity, sensitivity and positive predictive value of specific diagnostic questions

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-106

  Esmann, S ^a   Dufour, D N ^a   Jemec, G B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

diagnosis; epidemiology; hidradenitis suppurativa; questionnaires; skin disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953248160     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09773.x     Document Type: Article

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