Acne beliefs: Fact and fiction

Cosmetic Dermatology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 571-577

  Choi, Joanna Mimi ^a   Kimball, Alexa B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACNE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SLEEP TIME; STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 30744475961     PISSN: 10413766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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