Illness perception and quality of life in patients with contact dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Benyamini, Yael ^a   Goner Shilo, Daphna ^a   Lazarov, Aneta ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

contact dermatitis; illness perceptions; occupational dermatitis; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PATCH TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84866084750     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2012.02071.x     Document Type: Article

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