General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 453-457 , September 2008

Quality of life in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria: the impact of Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders

  • Faruk Uguz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Selçuk Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Meram, 42080 Konya, Turkey. Tel.: +90 332 223 6837.
    • ,
  • Burhan Engin, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ertan Yilmaz, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Adana Hospital of Government, Adana, Turkey

Received 21 March 2008 ,Accepted 13 June 2008.

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PII: S0163-8343(08)00111-4

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.06.006

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 5 , Pages 453-457 , September 2008

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