Higher body mass index is a significant risk factor for acne formation in schoolchildren

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-253

  Tsai, Min Chien ^a,b   Chen, WenChieh ^a,b   Cheng, Yu Wen ^a,b   Wang, Cheng Yu ^a,b   Chen, Guan Yu ^c   Hsu, Tzung Jen ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Penghu Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acne; Body mass index; Child

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMEDO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACNE VULGARIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646705865     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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