A study of psoriasis and quality of life in a tertiary care teaching hospital of Kottayam, Kerala

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 403-406

  Manjula, V D ^a   Sreekiran, S ^a   Surendran Saril, P ^a   Sreekanth, M P ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Psoriasis; psoriasis disability index; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; LEISURE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS DISABILITY INDEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052901735     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.84767     Document Type: Article

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