Patients' experience of psoriasis in the genital area

Dermatology

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-276

  Meeuwis, K A P ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a   Massuger, L F A G ^a   De Hullu, J A ^a   Van Rossum, M M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Male female genital disease; Patient experience; Psoriasis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENITAL PSORIASIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84863778733     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338858     Document Type: Article

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