Differences in itch characteristics between psoriasis and atopic dermatitis patients: Results of a web-based questionnaire

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 537-540

  O'Neill, Jenna L ^a   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b   Rapp, Stephen R ^a   Yosipovitch, Gil ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Eczema; Itch; Pruritus; Psoriasis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCRATCHING; VALIDITY; WEB BASED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERCEPTION; PLEASURE; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHAME;

EID: 80051997992     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1126     Document Type: Article

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