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British Association of Dermatologists’ guidelines for the management of lichen sclerosus 2010

S.M. Neill

St John’s Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, U.K.

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F.M. Lewis

Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Trust, Wexham Street, Slough SL2 4HL, U.K.

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F.M. Tatnall

Watford General Hospital, Vicarage Road, Watford WD18 0HB, U.K.

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N.H. Cox

Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown Road, Carlisle CA2 7HY and University of Cumbria, Carlisle, U.K.

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First published: 20 September 2010
Cited by: 136
Sallie Neill.
E‐mail: sallie.neill@gstt.nhs.uk

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None declared.

This is an updated guideline prepared for the British Association of Dermatologists’ (BAD) Clinical Standards Unit, made up of the Therapy & Guidelines Subcommittee (T&G) and the Audit & Clinical Standards Subcommittee (A&CS). Members of the Clinical Standards Unit are: M.J. Tidman (Chairman T&G), L.C. Fuller (Chairman A&CS), N.J. Levell, P.D. Yesudian, J. Lear, J. Hughes, A.J. McDonagh, S. Punjabi, N. Morar, S. Wagle (British National Formulary), S.E. Hulley (British Dermatological Nursing Group), K.J. Lyons (BAD Scientific Administrator) and M.F. Mohd Mustapa (BAD Clinical Standards Manager).

Guidelines produced in 2002 by the British Association of Dermatologists; reviewed and updated 2010.

NHS Evidence has accredited the process used by the British Association of Dermatologists to produce guidelines. Accreditation is valid for 3 years from May 2010 and is applicable to guidance produced using the processes described in the British Association of Dermatologists’ guidelines development manual (Bell & Ormerod, 2009). More information on accreditation can be viewed at http://www.evidence.nhs.uk.

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