Quality-of-life assessment in patients with pemphigus using a minimum set of evaluation tools.

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Published in J Am Acad Dermatol on November 11, 2008

Authors

Andrea Paradisi1, Francesca Sampogna, Cristina Di Pietro, Giuseppe Cianchini, Biagio Didona, Rossana Ferri, Damiano Abeni, Stefano Tabolli

Author Affiliations

1: Health Services Research Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata-Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy. a.paradisi@idi.it

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