Clinical and ultrasonographic correlation of acne scars

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1683-1688

  Lacarrubba, Francesco ^a   Verzì, Anna Elisa ^a   Tedeschi, Aurora ^a   Catalfo, Piera ^a   Nasca, Maria Rita ^a   Micali, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ACNE SCAR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; ULTRASOUND;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84887232488     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dsu.12321     Document Type: Article

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