Assessing quality of life in Alopecia areata patients in China

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-102

  Qi, Sisi ^a   Xu, Feng ^a   Sheng, Youyu ^a   Yang, Qinping ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; China; clinical study; dermatology life quality index; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909947187     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2014.894641     Document Type: Article

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