| Frequency and psychosocial impact of acne on university and college students. | |
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PMID: 21777539 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objectives of the study were to describe the frequency of acne in late adolescent and adult students and to evaluate psychosocial impact of the disease. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in four institutions, from June to August 2008. Questionnaires with Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) were filled by 950 students. They were examined for presence and severity of acne. Age ranged from 17 to 28 years. Frequency of facial acne was 74.6%. Difference between the genders was not statistically significant. Mean ADI score was 2.67 + 5.35, and range was 0-13. The disease had a greater sychosocial impact on females as compared to males. |
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Noman Shahzad; Junaid Nasir; Umaira Ikram; Asmaa-Ul-Haque; Adnan Qadir; Muhammad Adnanx Adnan Sohail |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP Volume: 21 ISSN: 1681-7168 ISO Abbreviation: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
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Created Date: 2011-07-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9606447 Medline TA: J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Country: Pakistan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 442-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. |
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