Vitiligo linked to stigmatization in British South Asian women: A qualitative study of the experiences of living with vitiligo

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 481-486

  Thompson, A R ^a   Clarke, S A ^a   Newell, R J ^b   Gawkrodger, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

culture; ethnicity; psychological adjustment; United Kingdom; vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRITISH ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STIGMA; VITILIGO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955896997     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09828.x     Document Type: Article

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