Dermatology life quality index scores in vitiligo: Reliability and validity of the Tunisian version

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-333

  Jalel, Akrem ^a   Soumaya, Gaigi Siala ^b   Hamdaoui, Mohamed Hédi ^a  

^a University of Tunis El Manar   (Tunisia)

^b Centre de Maternite et de Neonatologie Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Psychologic side effects; Tunisian patient; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DERMATOLOGY LIFE QUALITY INDEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUVA; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TUNISIA; VALIDITY; VITILIGO;

EID: 71949108370     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.57607     Document Type: Article

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