The prevalence of acne in the north of Portugal

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1287-1295

  Amado, J M ^a   Matos, M E ^a   Abreu, A M ^a   Loureiro, L ^a   Oliveira, J ^a   Verde, A ^a   Massa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acne; Dermatology; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk factors; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ANTI ACNE AGENT;

ACNE; ADOLESCENCE; AGE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOLOGY; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PORTUGAL; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RURAL AREA; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL LIFE; VIRILIZATION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CICATRIX; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HAIR; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEBUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33750320381     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01791.x     Document Type: Article

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