The psychosocial impact of vitiligo in Indian patients

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 679-685

  Pahwa, Pooja ^a   Mehta, Manju ^a   Khaitan, Binod K ^a   Sharma, Vinod K ^a   Ramam, M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Indian; marriage; occupation; psychosocial impact; qualitative; vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; LEPROSY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884382880     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.116737     Document Type: Article

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