Skin priming and efficacy of glycolic acid and salicylic acid in the treatment of melasma

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 461-464

  Arfan ul Bari, A ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^a   Sohail, Majid ^a   ber Rahman, Simeen ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chemical peeling; Glycolic acid; Melasma; Salicylic acid; Tretinoin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; FACE DISORDER; FEMALE; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ABRASION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0036700142     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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