The prevalence of acne among a group of Portuguese medical students

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 514-517

  Gonaalves G ^a   Amado, J M ^a   Matos, M E ^a   Massa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING;

EID: 84858859683     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04080.x     Document Type: Article

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