A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of topical retinol in the treatment of cellulite

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 369-374

  Piérard Franchimont, Claudine ^a   Piérard, Gérald E ^a,d   Henry, Frédérique ^a   Vroome, Valérie ^b   Cauwenbergh, Geert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^c Skin Biology Research Center   (United States)

^d CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CELLULITIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0034331380     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200001060-00005     Document Type: Article

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