Disease severity and quality of life in a follow-up study of patients with occupational contact dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 138-145

  Lau, Melisa Yi Zhi ^a   Matheson, Melanie Claire ^a   Burgess, John Anthony ^a   Dharmage, Shyamali C ^a   Nixon, Rosemary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

allergic; dermatology life quality index; hand eczema; irritant; SF 36; skin disease; worker

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051696045     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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