Life quality assessment among patients with vitiligo: Comparison of married and single patients in Iran

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-

  Dolatshahi, Marjan ^a   Ghazi, Payam ^b   Feizy, Vida ^b,c   Hemami, Mohsen ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dermatology life quality index score; Quality of life; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; VITILIGO;

EID: 59149104932     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.45141     Document Type: Article

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