Quality of life and psychological status of patients with pemphigus vulgaris using Dermatology Life Quality Index and General Health Questionnaires

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-144

  Ghodsi, S Zahra ^a   Chams Davatchi, Cheyda ^a   Daneshpazhooh, Maryam ^a   Valikhani, Mahin ^a   Esmaili, Nafiseh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

28 item General Health Questionnaire; Dermatology Life Quality Index; pemphigus vulgaris; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOSE; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PHARYNX; PRURITUS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84856271484     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2011.01382.x     Document Type: Article

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