The Safety of Bleaching Creams Containing Hydroquinone

Cutis

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 303-304

  Fisher, Alexander A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; HYDROQUINONE; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; COSMETICS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0032086604     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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