Effectiveness, safety, and effect on quality of life of topical salicylic acid peels for treatment of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in dark skin

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 638-644

  Joshi, Smita S ^a   Boone, Susan L ^a   Alam, Murad ^a   Yoo, Simon ^a   White, Lucile ^a   Rademaker, Alfred ^a   Helenowski, Irene ^a   West, Dennis P ^a   Kundu, Roopal V ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 64349121963     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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