Atopic dermatitis and non-atopic hand eczema have similar negative impacts on quality of life: Implications for clinical significance

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 749-750

  Chen, Yin Chun ^a,b   Wu, Ching Shuang ^c   Lu, Yi Wei ^a   Li, Wan Chen ^a   Ko, Ying Chin ^d   Yu, Hsin Su ^a   Chen, Gwo Shing ^a   Lan, Cheng Che E ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL TA TUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HAND ECZEMA; HAND WASHING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ICHTHYOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TAIWAN; TWINS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; HAND DERMATOSES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 84886382112     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1584     Document Type: Article

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