A single-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of face washing on acne vulgaris

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 421-427

  Choi, Joanna Mimi ^a   Lew, Vincent K ^b   Kimball, Alexa B ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI ACNE AGENT; NEUTROGENA FRESH FOAMING CLEANSER;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMEDO; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; FACE WASHING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PAPULE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATHS; DETERGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748928149     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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