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Review
. 2010 Mar:8 Suppl 1:S4-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2009.07167.x.

[Epidemiology of acne]

[Article in German]
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[Epidemiology of acne]

[Article in German]
Torsten Schäfer et al. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Acne vulgaris is among the most common dermatoses and probably among the most common diseases at all. There is good evidence that acne is genetically determined and that also environmental factors play a role. The influence of hormones and smoking are investigate in several epidemiological studies.

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