Melasma and MELASQOL: Using the Hindi MELASQOL in Indian patients
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Melasma: measure of the impact on quality of life using the French version of MELASQOL after cross-cultural adaptation.
Melasma has significant emotional and psychological effects. These repercussions can be measured using general measures of skin disease. SKINDEX-16 was used in a pilot study (1) to show a significant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and a correlation with disease severity measured by MASI (Melasma Area Severity Index) (2). A melasma-specific scale, the Melasma Quality of Life Sc...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pigment International
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2349-5847
DOI: 10.4103/2349-5847.196294