Efficacy and safety of azelaic acid and glycolic acid combination therapy compared with tretinoin therapy for acne

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 711-721

  Spellman, Mary C ^a,c   Pincus, Stephanie H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne; Azelaic acid; Glycolic acid; Tretinoin

Indexed keywords

AZELAIC ACID; DRUG VEHICLE; GLYCOLIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ABRASION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031718552     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(98)80134-3     Document Type: Article

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