Blushing in rosacea sufferers

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-158

  Drummond, Peter D ^a   Su, Daphne ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blushing; Embarrassment; Rosacea; Skin blood flow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUSHING; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; ROSACEA; SINGING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLUSHING; EMOTIONS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ROSACEA;

EID: 84856227644     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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