The Worst Itch Numeric Rating Scale for patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 715-722

  Naegeli, April N ^a   Flood, Emuella ^b   Tucker, Jennifer ^b   Devlen, Jennifer ^b   Edson Heredia, Emily ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b ICON PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; UNITED STATES; WORST ITCH NUMERIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84929572093     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12645     Document Type: Article

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