Perceptions of acne vulgaris in final year medical student written examination answers

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 98-101

  Green, Jack ^a   Sinclair, Rodney D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Diet; Medical education; Personal hygiene; Stress; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COSMETIC; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; DIANE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ISOTRETINOIN; KERATOLYTIC AGENT; MINOCYCLINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SALICYLIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIET; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SMOKING; STRESS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035003459     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2001.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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