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Sensitivity of the Dermatology Life Quality Index to clinical change in patients with psoriasis

Eva Mazzotti, Angelo Picardi, Francesca Sampogna, Francesco Sera, P. Pasquini, Damiano Abeni

British Journal of Dermatology · 2003 · 94 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

This study contributes to building evidence of validity for the DLQI, because the instrument demonstrated the ability to detect small but meaningful changes in clinical status over time in a large sample of patients with psoriasis.

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