Melasma: A comparative study of the combination of glycolic acid and hydroquinone in association with glycolic acid peelings

Medicina Cutanea Ibero-Latino-Americana

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-16

  Macedo, Fernando S ^a   Kaminsky, Silvia Karina ^a   Bagatin, Edileia ^a   Hassun, Karine M ^a   Talarico, Sergio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glycolic acid; Hydroquinone; Melasma; Peeling

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROQUINONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESICULAR RASH;

EID: 34248639038     PISSN: 02105187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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