Prevalence and risk factors of inflammatory acne vulgaris in rural and urban Ghanaian schoolchildren

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作者
Hogewoning, A. A. [2 ,3 ]
Koelemij, I. [1 ]
Amoah, A. S. [5 ]
Bavinck, J. N. Bouwes [1 ]
Aryeetey, Y. [5 ]
Hartgers, F. [4 ]
Yazdanbakhsh, M. [4 ]
Willemze, R. [1 ]
Boakye, D. A. [5 ]
Lavrijsen, A. P. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Dermatol, NL-2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands
[2] Univ Ghana, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Korle Bu Teaching Hosp, Accra, Ghana
[3] King Faisal Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Kigali, Rwanda
[4] Leiden Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Parasitol, NL-2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands
[5] Univ Ghana, Noguchi Mem Inst Med Res, Legon, Ghana
关键词
acne; body mass index; gender; Ghana; rural; urban; BODY-MASS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES; INTERNATIONAL SURVEY; SCHOOL-CHILDREN; ADOLESCENTS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09259.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
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页码:475 / 477
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