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ArticleIndian journal of dermatology

Impact on Quality of Life in Vitiligo Patients Treated with Narrowband Ultraviolet B Phototherapy.

Yatendra S Chahar, Pramod Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar Sonkar, Inder Rajani, Mohammad Adil

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Article in Indian journal of dermatology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The humanistic burden of vitiligo: a systematic literature review of quality-of-life outcomes.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yatendra S ChaharDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, S N Medical College, Agra, and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Pramod Kumar SinghDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, S N Medical College, Agra, and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vijay Kumar SonkarDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, S N Medical College, Agra, and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Inder RajaniDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, S N Medical College, Agra, and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mohammad AdilDepartments of Dermatology and Venereology, S N Medical College, Agra, and Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sarojini Naidu Medical College · INAligarh Muslim University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextVitiligo is a psychosocial problem which significantly affects quality of life in Indian scenario.

aimsThe purpose of this study was to compare the changes in quality of life in patients of vitiligo before and after treatment with narrowband ultraviolet B (NBUVB) phototherapy. SUBJECTS AND

methodsA total of 54 patients had completed the study. The age ranged between 16 and 70 years with a mean age of 26.77±14.2 years. The initial dose of NBUVB was 300 mJ/cm

resultsThe average number of exposure given to the patients was 45.63±12.74 while the mean irradiation cumulative dose was 39.8 J/cm

conclusionsThis study showed that phototherapy had a positive therapeutic outcome in vitiligo, especially in younger patients. Even a small, depigmented lesion in a child could be psychosocially devastating.

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DLQINBUVBphototherapyvitiligo

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PMID30210161
PMCPMC6124240
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