Correlation between endocrinological parameters and acne severity in adult women

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-204

  Borgia, Francesco ^a   Cannavò, Salvatore ^a   Guarneri, Fabrizio ^a   Cannavò, Serafinella Patrizia ^a   Vaccaro, Mario ^a   Guarneri, Biagio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acne; Polycystic ovary; Sebocyte; Sex hormone binding globulin; Ultrasound examination

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ACNE; ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN;

EID: 2442579054     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410023248     Document Type: Article

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