Hydroquinone - What is it's future?

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 149-156

  Toombs, Ella L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROQUINONE; RETINOIC ACID; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; HYDROQUINONE DERIVATIVE;

CHLOASMA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; OCHRONOSIS; OINTMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; HYPERPIGMENTATION; OCHRONOSIS; OINTMENTS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 34548423219     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2007.00128.x     Document Type: Review

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