The combination of glycolic acid and hydroquinone or kojic acid for the treatment of melasma and related conditions

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 443-447

  Garcia, Alicia ^a   Fulton Jr , James E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROQUINONE; KOJIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DESQUAMATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030004467     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1996.tb00345.x     Document Type: Article

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