Knowledge, beliefs and perception of youth toward acne vulgaris

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 765-768

  Al Hoqail, Ibrahim A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INFECTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0041565271     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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