Mediterranean diet and familial dysmetabolism as factors influencing the development of acne

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 466-474

  Skroza, Nevena ^a   Tolino, Ersilia ^a   Proietti, Ilaria ^a   Bernardini, Nicoletta ^a   Nicolucci, Francesca ^a   Viola, Giorgio ^a   Potenza, Concetta ^a   Semyonov, Leda ^b   Del Prete, Giuseppe ^b   Saulle, Rosella ^b   Torre, Giuseppe ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acne; case control study; dysmetabolism; familiarity; Mediterranean diet; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865216556     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812454235     Document Type: Article

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