There is no correlation between acne severity and AQOLS/DLQI scores

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 705-710

  Ilgen, Ertam ^a,c   Derya, Aytimur ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b D E U School of Medicine   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acne; Anxiety; Quality of life; University students

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SCHOOL; SKIN SCAR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 26644450038     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00829.x     Document Type: Article

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