Quality of life of acne patients

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 688-695

  Lee, Sang Hun ^a   Cho, Han Suk ^a   Seung, Na Reu ^a   Jung, Suck Joon ^a   Kim, Chul Woo ^a   Jo, Hee Jin ^a   Kim, Kwang Ho ^a   Kim, Kwang Joong ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acne; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748791209     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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