Taking the stress out of acne management

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-269

  Laubscher, Tessa ^a   Regier, Loren ^b,e   Jin, Margaret ^c   Jensen, Brent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^c Hamilton Family Health Team   (Canada)

^d RxFiles Academic Detailing Program   (Canada)

^e Saskatoon City Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CREAM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYALGIA; PAPULE; PUSTULE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049085163     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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