A double-blind, randomized clinical trial of niacinamide 4% versus hydroquinone 4% in the treatment of melasma

Dermatology Research and Practice

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Navarrete Solís, Josefina ^a   Castanedo Cázares, Juan Pablo ^a   Torres Álvarez, Bertha ^a,b   Oros Ovalle, Cuauhtemoc ^a   Fuentes Ahumada, Cornelia ^a   González, Francisco Javier ^a   Martínez Ramírez, Juan David ^a   Moncada, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL CENTRAL DR IGNACIO MORONES PRIETO   (Mexico)

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EID: 84859195199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16876113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/379173     Document Type: Article

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