Cosmetic use of skin-bleaching products and associated complications

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 39-40

  Pitché, Palokinam ^a,b   Kombaté, Koussake ^a   Tchangai Walla, Kissem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b NONE   (Togo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; HYDROQUINONE; MERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ACNE; ADULT; AGED; BLEACHING; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NOTE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN TOXICITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOGO;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TOGO;

EID: 27544478370     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02811.x     Document Type: Note

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