Self-esteem and body satisfaction among late adolescents with acne: Results from a population survey

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 746-751

  Dalgard, Florence ^a,b   Gieler, Uwe ^c   Holm, Jan Øivind ^d   Bjertness, Espen ^a   Hauser, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SATISFACTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 53349117776     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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