Severity of acne and its impact on quality of life

SKINmed

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 148-153

  Zaraa, Inès ^a,b   Belghith, Ikram ^a,b   Alaya, Nissaf Ben ^b,c   Trojjet, Sondes ^a,b   Mokni, Mourad ^a,b   Osman, Amel Ben ^a,b  

^a LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^c Observatoire national des maladies nouvelles et émergentes   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883032472     PISSN: 15409740     EISSN: 17517125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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