Impairment quality of life in families of children with Atopic dermatitis

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-247

  Al Robaee, Ahmad A ^a   Shahzad, Muhammad ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Dermatitis family impact (DFI) questionnaire; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DERMATITIS FAMILY IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXHAUSTION; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY RELATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL CLASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FAMILY HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 79957443982     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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