Publication - 2023Exploring the Natural and Treatment History of Vitiligo: Patient and Healthcare Professional Perceptions From the Global VALIANT Study

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Exploring the Natural and Treatment History of Vitiligo: Patient and Healthcare Professional Perceptions From the Global VALIANT Study

The Vitiligo and Life Impact Among International Communities (VALIANT) study is the first global survey to explore the natural history and management of vitiligo from the perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs).

Abstract   

Hamzavi IH, Bibeau K, Grimes P, Harris JE, van Geel N, Parsad D, Tulpule M, Gardner J, Valle Y, Tlhong Matewa G, LaFiura C, Ren H, Ezzedine K.



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