Prevalence of acne vulgaris in Chinese adolescents and adults: A community-based study of 17,345 subjects in six cities

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-44

  Shen, Yiwei ^a   Wang, Tinglin ^a   Zhou, Cheng ^a   Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Ding, Xiaolan ^a   Tian, Shan ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Peng, Guanghui ^a   Xue, Shuqi ^b   Zhou, June ^b   Wang, Renli ^c   Meng, Xuemei ^d   Pei, Guangde ^e   Bai, Yunhua ^f   Liu, Qing ^g   Li, Hang ^h   Zhang, Jianzhong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Yingxin Hospital   (China)

^c First Hospital of LiangShan   (China)

^d CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^e Central Hospital   (China)

^f People's Hospital of Hulunbeir   (China)

^g Zichuan Hospital   (China)

^h Department of Dermatology   (China)

Author keywords

Acne; China; Community based study; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHINESE; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855222516     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1164     Document Type: Article

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