A clinical, prospective, randomized, double-blind trial comparing skin whitening complex with hydroquinone vs. placebo in the treatment of melasma

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-156

  Haddad, Alessandra Lima ^a,b   Matos, Luiz Fernando ^a   Brunstein, Flavia ^a   Ferreira, Lydia Masako ^a   Silva, Ademir ^a   Costa Jr , Divaldo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; HYDROQUINONE; PLACEBO; SUNSCREEN; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; PHARMACIST; PHOTOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; DRUG ERUPTION; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ERUPTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038542124     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01621.x     Document Type: Article

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