title: Vitiligo: the psychosocial effects.
abstract: Vitiligo is a disfiguring skin disease that affects 1% of the general population. It is important for medical-surgical nurses to understand the psychologic impact and nursing implications of this disfiguring skin disease.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D003358:Cosmetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics