Acne as a public health problem

Italian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-114

  Semyonov, Leda ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acne; Epidemiology; Quality of life; Treatment costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851488792     PISSN: 17237815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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