Chronic urticaria. Prevalence, course, prognostic factors and impact;Chronische urtikaria. Prävalenz, verlauf, prognosefaktoren und folgen

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Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 750-757

  Weller, K ^a   Altrichter, S ^a   Ardelean, E ^a   Krause, K ^a   Magerl, M ^a   Metz, M ^a   Siebenhaar, F ^a   Maurer, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duration; Prevalence; Psychiatric comorbidity; Quality of life; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL LIFE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URTICARIA;

EID: 77957786789     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-010-1933-8     Document Type: Review

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