A practical method for the estimation of vitiligo surface area: A comparison between the point counting and digital planimetry techniques

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-32

  Aydin, Fatma ^a   Senturk, Nilgun ^a   Sahin, Bunyamin ^a   Bek, Yuksel ^a   Yuksel, Esra Pancar ^a   Turanli, Ahmet Yasar ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Planimetry; Point counting; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY; SKIN DEFECT; SURFACE PROPERTY; VITILIGO;

ADULT; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; VITILIGO;

EID: 33847733940     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2007.0095     Document Type: Article

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