ACTA DERMATOVENEROLOGICA CROATICA Differences in Disease-specific Quality of Life in Pa- tients with Actinic Keratosis in Australia and Denmark
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Actinic keratosis (AK) negatively influences patient quality of life as measured by the disease-specific Actinic Keratosis Quality of Life (AKQoL) questionnaire. The quality of life in Australian patients was significantly less affected than in Danish patients. We hypothesize that general factors such as public awareness and cultural connotations of AK, may influence the impact of AK on quality of life (QoL).
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