Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 56-59 , January 2008

The prevalence of acne in adults 20 years and older

  • Christin N. Collier, BS

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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  • Julie C. Harper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
    • ,
  • Wendy C. Cantrell, CRNP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
    • ,
  • Wenquan Wang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
    • ,
  • K. Wade Foster, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
    • ,
  • Boni E. Elewski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Boni E. Elewski, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Eye Foundation Hospital 414, 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294-0009.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

 Presented in poster form at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, February 2-6, 2007.

PII: S0190-9622(07)01081-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.06.045

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 58, Issue 1 , Pages 56-59 , January 2008

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