Acne vulgaris is associated with intensive pubertal development and altitude of residence-A cross-sectional population-based study on 6,200 boys

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 465-471

  Robeva, Ralitsa ^a   Assyov, Yavor ^a   Tomova, Analia ^a   Kumanov, Philip ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Acne; Altitude; Growth; Male puberty; Obesity; Pilosebaceous unit

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; MATURATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTITUDE; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREVALENCE; PUBERTY; TESTIS;

EID: 84876671577     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1907-1     Document Type: Article

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