Quality of life for Korean patients with vitiligo: Skindex-29 and its correlation with clinical profiles

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 317-322

  Kim, Do Young ^b   Lee, Jae Won ^c,d,e   Whang, Se Hee ^c   Park, Yoon Kee ^c   Hann, Seung Kyung ^d   Shin, Yee Jin ^a,c  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Branch of Daegu and Gyeongbuk   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Drs Woo and Hann's Skin Center   (South Korea)

^e Republic of Korea Air Force ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clinical profiles; Quality of life; Skindex 29; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949171445     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2009.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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