Concurrent application of tretinoin (retinoic acid) partially protects against corticosteroid-induced epidermal atrophy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-64

  Mcmichael, A J ^a   Griffiths, C E M ^a,b   Talwar, H S ^a   Finkel, L J ^a   Rafal, E S ^a   Hamilton, T A ^a   Voorhees, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN ATROPHY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030015147     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb03608.x     Document Type: Article

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