Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Vitiligo is cosmetically disfiguring and has profound psychosocial effects due to stigmatization, problems in sexual function, anxiety, self-esteem and difficulty finding employment. Previous studies suggest a reduction in quality of life (QoL) due to vitiligo, but to date no systematic review has q...
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| author | Morrison, B. Burden-Teh, Esther Batchelor, Jonathan M. Mead, E. Grindlay, Douglas Ratib, Sonia |
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| description | Vitiligo is cosmetically disfiguring and has profound psychosocial effects due to stigmatization, problems in sexual function, anxiety, self-esteem and difficulty finding employment. Previous studies suggest a reduction in quality of life (QoL) due to vitiligo, but to date no systematic review has quantified this in comparison to people without vitiligo. Therefore, the aim of this review was to compare QoL in people with and without vitiligo. |
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| spelling | nottingham-470602020-05-04T19:26:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47060/ Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis Morrison, B. Burden-Teh, Esther Batchelor, Jonathan M. Mead, E. Grindlay, Douglas Ratib, Sonia Vitiligo is cosmetically disfiguring and has profound psychosocial effects due to stigmatization, problems in sexual function, anxiety, self-esteem and difficulty finding employment. Previous studies suggest a reduction in quality of life (QoL) due to vitiligo, but to date no systematic review has quantified this in comparison to people without vitiligo. Therefore, the aim of this review was to compare QoL in people with and without vitiligo. Wiley 2018-01-08 Article PeerReviewed Morrison, B., Burden-Teh, Esther, Batchelor, Jonathan M., Mead, E., Grindlay, Douglas and Ratib, Sonia (2018) Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 177 (6). e338-e339. ISSN 1365-2133 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.15933/abstract doi:10.1111/bjd.15933 doi:10.1111/bjd.15933 |
| spellingShingle | Morrison, B. Burden-Teh, Esther Batchelor, Jonathan M. Mead, E. Grindlay, Douglas Ratib, Sonia Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title | Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | quality of life in people with vitiligo: a systematic review and meta-analysis |
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