Treatment of acne vulgaris with 2% topical tea lotion

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-85

  Sharquie, Khalifa E ^a   Al Turfi, Ihsan A ^b   Al Shimary, Wathik M ^a  

^a Al Mugdadia General Hospital   (Iraq)

^b BAGHDAD TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IRAQ; LOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPULE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUSTULE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TEA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TEA;

EID: 32144458736     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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