Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii

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3/2026 vol. 43
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Life satisfaction among people with vitiligo: the role of social support and acceptance of the condition

Izabela Sowińska 1
,
Klaudia Dubis 1
,
Sylwia Kocur 1
,
Ewa Czternastek 2
,
Alicja Kamińska 3
,
Iwona Malinowska-Lipień 1

  1. Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland

  2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland

  3. Department of Theory and Fundamentals of Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian

Adv Dermatol Allergol 2026; XLIII (3): 260–267

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2026.162705
Data publikacji online: 2026/07/19
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