Acne: Natural history, facts and myths

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 613-616

  Goodman, Greg ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33749057558     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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