The psychological aspects of vitiligo

Cutis

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 163-167

  Silvan, Matthew ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VITILIGO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; VITILIGO;

EID: 1842506718     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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