Psychosocial impact of wigs or hairpieces on perceived quality of life level in female patients with alopecia areata

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 225-226

  Inui, Shigeki ^a   Inoue, Takenobu ^b   Itami, Satoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DIPHENCYPRONE; SQUARIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAIRPIECE; HUMAN; LETTER; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALP HAIR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WIGS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874460694     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12040     Document Type: Letter

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