Autologous transplantation techniques for vitiligo: How to evaluate treatment outcome

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-51

  Van Geel, N A C ^a   Ongenae, K ^a   Vander Haeghen, Y M S J ^a   Naeyaert, J M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Repigmentation; Transplantation; Treatment; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BELGIUM; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

ESTHETICS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PIGMENTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 0442297903     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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