Table of Content - Volume 7 Issue 3 - September 2017

A comparative study of sebum secretion rates and skin types in individuals with and without acne

Ajay Govindrao Ovhal^1*, Jerajani H R², Dhurat R S³

¹Associate Professor, Department of Skin and VD, Government Medical College, Latur-413512, Maharashtra, INDIA.

²Professor and HOD, Department of Dermatology, MGM institute of health sciences, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA.

³Professor and HOD, Department of Dermatology, LTM Medical college and general Hospital Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Email: drajayovhal@gmail.com, jerajani@rediffmail.com, rachitadhurat@yahoo.co.in

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