Psychological sequelae of acne vulgaris: Results of a qualitative study

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 978-979

  Magin, Parker ^a   Adams, Jon ^b   Heading, Gaynor ^c   Pond, Dimity ^a   Smith, Wayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; PERSONALITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33748988509     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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