Objective vs. subjective factors in the psychological impact of vitiligo: The experience from a French referral centre

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-133

  Kostopoulou, P ^a,b   Jouary, T ^a   Quintard, B ^b   Ezzedine, K ^a   Marques, S ^a   Boutchnei, S ^a   Taieb, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Body image; Personality; Quality of life; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITILIGO;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649921375     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09077.x     Document Type: Article

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