Topical liquiritin improves melasma

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-301

  Amer, Mohamed ^a,b   Metwalli, Mohamed ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUIRITIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLOASMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; HUMANS; MELANOSIS; OINTMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034020196     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2000.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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