Comparison of topical therapy for striae alba (20% glycolic acid/0.05% tretinoin versus 20% glycolic acid/10% L-ascorbic acid)

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 849-856

  Ash, Keith ^a   Lord, Jeff ^a   Zukowski, Mark ^a   McDaniel, David H ^b,c  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CELLEX C; ELASTIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GLYCOLIC ACID; MD FORTE; RETINOIC ACID; SKINCEUTICAL; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFATE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; STRETCHING; THIGH; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031782177     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04262.x     Document Type: Article

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