Azithromycin monthly pulse vs daily doxycycline in the treatment of acne vulgaris

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-4

  Parsad, Davinder ^a,b   Pandhi, Roma ^a,b   Nagpal, R ^a,b   Negi, K S ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acne; Azithromycin; Doxycycline; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; RETINOIC ACID;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035069558     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00077.x     Document Type: Article

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