Impact of photosensitivity disorders on the life quality of children

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 290-292

  Rizwan, Muneeza ^a   Haylett, Ann K ^a   Richards, Helen L ^b   Ling, Tsui C ^a   Rhodes, Lesley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CDLQI; Children; Photosensitivity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC PRURIGO; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDREN'S DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHOTOAGGRAVATED ECZEMA; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURIGO; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN TEST; SUMMER; XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868661674     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2012.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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