Melasma: A comprehensive update: Part i

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 689-697

  Sheth, Vaneeta M ^a   Pandya, Amit G ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical peels; chloasma; hydroquinone; laser therapy; melasma; pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MELANOCYTE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 80052814693     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.12.046     Document Type: Review

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