Acne prevalence and beyond: Acne disability and its predictive factors among Chinese late adolescents in Hong Kong

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-21

  Law, M P M ^a   Chuh, A A T ^a   Lee, A ^a   Molinari, N ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIFF ACNE DISABILITY INDEX; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLOBAL ACNE GRADING SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949101971     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03340.x     Document Type: Article

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