Most women with acne have polycystic ovaries

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 675-680

  BUNKER, C B ^a   NEWTON, JULIA A ^b   KILBORN, JULIE ^a   PATEL, ANITA ^a   CONWAY, G S ^a   JACOBS, H S ^a   GREAVES, M W ^b   DOWD, PAULINE M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OVARY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HIRSUTISM; HORMONES; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME;

EID: 0024815709     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb08208.x     Document Type: Article

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