Acne flare-up due to mask wearing: A current pandemic scenario and its relationship with sleep.

Skin Res Technol

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Translacional, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.

Published: September 2021

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