Psychometric properties of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) in 900 Italian patients with psoriasis.

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Published in Acta Derm Venereol on January 01, 2005

Authors

Eva Mazzotti1, Claudio Barbaranelli, Angelo Picardi, Damiano Abeni, Paolo Pasquini

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dermatological Institute IDI-IRCCS, and Department of Psychology, Unviersità degli studi di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. e.mazzotti@idi.it

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