Beliefs, perceptions and psychological impact of acne vulgaris among patients in the Assir region of Saudi Arabia

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-87

  Tallab, Talal M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Beliefs; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RETINOID;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DEFECT; SOCIETY; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 3042771653     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28092     Document Type: Article

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