Has acne increased? Prevalence of acne history among university students between 1948 and 1968. The Glasgow Alumni Cohort Study [16]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 824-825

  Galobardes, B ^a   Smith, G Davey ^a   Jeffreys, M ^b   McCarron, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 17644419647     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06527.x     Document Type: Letter

References (10)

1. Webster GF. Acne vulgaris. BMJ 2002; 325:475-9.
2. Smithard A, Glazebrook C, Williams HC. Acne prevalence, knowledge about acne and psychological morbidity in mid-adolescence: a community-based study. Br J Dermatol 2001; 145:274-9.
3. Earth JH, Clark S. Acne and hirsuties in teenagers. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2003; 17:131-48.
4. Kilkenny M, Merlin K, Plunkett A, Marks R. The prevalence of common skin conditions in Australian school students: 3. Acne vulgaris. Br J Dermatol 1998; 139:840-5.
5. Goulden V, Clark SM, Cunliffe WJ. Post-adolescent acne: a review of clinical features. Br J Dermatol 1997; 136:66-70.
6. Chan JJ, Rohr JB. Acne vulgaris: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Australas J Dermatol 2000; 41:69-72.
7. McCarron P, Davey Smith G, Okasha M, McEwen J. Life course exposure and later disease: a follow-up study based on medical examinations carried out in Glasgow University (1948-68). Public Health 1999; 113:265-71.
8. Bataille V, Snieder H, MacGregor AJ et al. The influence of genetics and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of acne: a twin study of acne in women. J Invest Dermatol 2002; 119:1317-22.
9. Goulden V, McGeown CH, Cunliffe WJ. The familial risk of adult acne: a comparison between first-degree relatives of affected and unaffected individuals. Br J Dermatol 1999; 141:297-300.
10. White GM. Recent findings in the epidemiologic evidence, classification, and subtypes of acne vulgaris. J Am Acad Dermatol 1998; 39:534-7.