Dermatologists should better integrate quality-of-life measures to inform and improve clinical decision making

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1157-

  Finlay, Andrew Y ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DERMATOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; SKINDEX SCORE; WORKSHOP; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DERMATOLOGIST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN PRURITUS; SKINDEX; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIN;

CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN;

EID: 80054768032     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.266     Document Type: Note

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