Skin-lightening practice among women living in Jordan: Prevalence, determinants, and user's awareness

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-420

  Hamed, Saja H ^a   Tayyem, Reema ^a   Nimer, Nisreen ^a   AlKhatib, Hatim S ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; JORDAN; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF ESTEEM; SKIN COLOR; WORK;

ADULT; BEAUTY; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; JORDAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951980370     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04463.x     Document Type: Article

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