Itch prevalence and characteristics in a Hispanic Geriatric population: A comprehensive study using a standardized itch questionnaire

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 417-421

  Valdes Rodriguez, Rodrig ^a   Mollanazar, Nicholas K ^a   González Muro, Jorg ^b   Nattkemper, Leig ^a   Torres Alvarez, Berth ^b   López Esqueda, Francisco Javie ^b   Chan, Yiong Hua ^c   Yosipovitch, Gi ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL DR IGNACIO MORONES PRIETO   (Mexico)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Chronic itch; Geriatric; Hispanic; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEXICO; NIGHT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCALP PRURITUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE ASSESSMENT; SKIN PRURITUS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; VASITCH QUESTIONNAIRE; WINTER; XEROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; SKIN DISEASES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; SEASONS; SKIN DISEASES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84924937470     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: 16512057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1968     Document Type: Article

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