Quality of life and stigmatization profile in a cohort of vitiligo patients and effect of the use of camouflage

Dermatology

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-285

  Ongenae, K ^a   Dierckxsens, L ^a   Brochez, L ^a   Van Geel, N ^a   Naeyaert, J M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Quality of life; Stigmatization; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VITILIGO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STEREOTYPING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 22144483450     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084751     Document Type: Article

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