Effect of convenient dermatologic intervention on quality of life in patients with chronic eczematous dermatitis

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 47-50

  Anvar, Marjan ^a   Lohrasb, Mohammad Hassan ^b   Javadpour, Ali ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chronic dermatitis; Eczematous dermatitis; Quality of life; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 77957862622     PISSN: 17358639     EISSN: 17359287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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