Beliefs, perceptions, and treatment modalities of acne among schoolchildren in Lithuania: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e70-e78

  Karciauskiene, Jurgita ^a   Valiukeviciene, Skaidra ^a   Stang, Andreas ^b   Gollnick, Harald ^c  

^a LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; HORMONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; ACNE VULGARIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFORMATION SEEKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COSMETICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; LITHUANIA; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923240966     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12753     Document Type: Article

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