Burden of itch in epidermolysis bullosa

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-78

  Snauwaert, J J L ^a   Yuen, W Y ^b   Jonkman, M F ^b   Moons, P ^a   Naulaers, G ^a   Morren, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BODY BURDEN; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA SIMPLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUVEN ITCH SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RATING SCALE; SCRATCHING; SELF REPORT; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN SURFACE; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEATING; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; COST OF ILLNESS;

COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, JUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS;

EID: 84905038139     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12885     Document Type: Article

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