Does the teratogenicity of isotretinoin outweigh its benefits?

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 190-192

  Jordan, Amy Y ^a   Parks, Lauren ^b   Chen, Suephy C ^b   Higgins, Kristen ^a   Fleischer, Alan B ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; EDITORIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TERATOGENICITY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ACNE VULGARIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 27744458481     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630510044904     Document Type: Editorial

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