Acne

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 237-268

  Webster, G F ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPALENE; ANDROGEN; ANTI ACNE AGENT; AZELAIC ACID; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ISOTRETINOIN; MINOCYCLINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RETINOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; SPIRONOLACTONE; TETRACYCLINE;

ACNE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMEDO; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOGENESIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029852059     PISSN: 10400486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-0486(96)80004-4     Document Type: Review

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