Physical and psychosocial impact of acne in adult females

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-29

  Pruthi, Gavneet K ^a   Babu, Nandita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Acne; adults; psychosocial impact

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOSOMATICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 84858822234     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.92672     Document Type: Article

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