The efficacy of topical 2% green tea lotion in mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-364

  Elsaie, Mohamed L ^a,b   Abdelhamid, Mahmoud F ^b   Elsaaiee, Lotfy T ^c   Emam, Hanaa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN TEA EXTRACT; CATECHIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAPULE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN SENSATION; OINTMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; TEA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATECHIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OINTMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TEA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949608268     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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