Acne: Prevalence, perceptions and effects on psychological health among adolescents in Aydin, Turkey

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 462-469

  Uslu, G ^a   Sendur N ^a   Uslu, Meltemozdogan ^a   Savk E ^a   Karaman, G ^a   Eskin, M ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acne; Adolescents; Prevalence; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER BIAS; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEREDITY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOGENESIS; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SKIN CARE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY;

EID: 41149094053     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02497.x     Document Type: Article

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