Acne in women: Clinical patterns in different age-groups;Padrões clínicos de acne em mulheres de diferentes faixas etárias

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-354

  Schmitt, Juliano Vilaverde ^a   Masuda, Paula Yoshiko ^a   Miot, Helio Amante ^b  

^a Fundacao Pro Hansen   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Cross sectional studies; Dermatology; Hyperandrogenism

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350450933     PISSN: 03650596     EISSN: 18064841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0365-05962009000400004     Document Type: Article

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