Clinical and sociodemographic study of vitiligo

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 701-

  Shah, Hita ^a,b   Mehta, Anil ^a   Astik, Bhavesh ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Golden Arc Apartment ^*  (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACROFACIAL VITILIGO; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOCAL VITILIGO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORPHOLOGY; MUCOSAL VITILIGO; SEGMENTAL VITILIGO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNIVERSAL VITILIGO; VITILIGO; VITILIGO VULGARIS;

EID: 59149102509     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.45144     Document Type: Letter

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