Acne: Its psychological consequences and management

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 335-339

  Law, Pui Man ^a   Chuh, Antonio A T ^a   Lee, Albert ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BULIMIA; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION STUDY; WELLBEING;

EID: 33750375143     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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