Scoring of hand eczema: Good agreement between patients and dermatological staff

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-128

  Carlsson, A ^a   Ganemo, A ^a   Anderson, C D ^b   Meding, B ^c   Stenberg, B ^d   Svensson, A ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; FINGER TIP INJURY; HAND ECZEMA; HAND ECZEMA EXTENT SCORE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MONITORING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959730166     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10312.x     Document Type: Article

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