Treatment outcome of acne vulgaris with oral isotretinoin

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-51

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a,b   Lestringant, Gilles G ^c   Ehlayel, Mohammad S ^d   Saarinen, Kari ^d   Takiddin, Ahmed H ^d  

^a HAMAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^d HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Isotrefinoin; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISOTRETINOIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FACE DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049113685     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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