Arabic version of Skindex‐16: Translation and cultural adaptation, with assessment of reliability and validity

Background  Quality‐of‐life is increasingly recognized as an important measure in dermatology; however, most currently available dermatologic quality‐of‐life measures were originally created for the English language. Skindex‐16 being one, is a self‐administered questionnaire covering the symptoms, emotions and functioning aspects.

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