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Table 3 Search terms

From: Melasma in people with darker skin types: a scoping review protocol on prevalence, treatment options for melasma and impact on quality of life

Topic

Population

Exposure

Outcome

Melasma, melanosis, skin pigmentation, dyschromia and chloasma

Fitzpatrick skin IV to VI, Black, Indian, Mixed ancestry, people with darker skin types, African continental Ancestry group, mixed race

Therapy, therapeutics, treatment

Quality of life, prevalence