TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality-of-Life Issues in Vitiligo
AU - Bhandarkar, Sulochana S.
AU - Kundu, Roopal V.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Vitiligo, an acquired disease of depigmentation, affects millions worldwide. The psychosocial and health-related quality of life (HRQL) impact of the disease varies based on several parameters, including country of origin, skin type, gender, age, marital status, and involved body site. Many instruments, both dermatology specific and dermatology nonspecific, have been used to measure HRQL. Assessing HRQL in vitiligo is an important part of disease management.
AB - Vitiligo, an acquired disease of depigmentation, affects millions worldwide. The psychosocial and health-related quality of life (HRQL) impact of the disease varies based on several parameters, including country of origin, skin type, gender, age, marital status, and involved body site. Many instruments, both dermatology specific and dermatology nonspecific, have been used to measure HRQL. Assessing HRQL in vitiligo is an important part of disease management.
KW - Color
KW - Dermatology
KW - Quality of life
KW - Vitiligo
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U2 - 10.1016/j.det.2011.11.013
DO - 10.1016/j.det.2011.11.013
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22284140
AN - SCOPUS:84856241614
SN - 0733-8635
VL - 30
SP - 255
EP - 268
JO - Dermatologic clinics
JF - Dermatologic clinics
IS - 2
ER -