Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the American Skindex-29 quality of life index

• Main Authors: Henrique Ribeiro de Paula (Author), Alessandra Haddad (Author), Mariana Alves Weiss (Author), Gal Moreira Dini (Author), Lydia Masako Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Measuring the quality of life measure of patients with dermatologic diseases is an important concern. The instruments to evaluate it are commonly originally written in English and need to be translated and validated to be used in different cultures. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper i...