Efficacy of 2% metronidazole gel in moderate acne vulgaris

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 279-281

  Khodaeiani, Effat ^a   Fouladi, Rohollah ^b   Yousefi, Neda ^a   Amirnia, Mehdi ^a   Babaeinejad, Shahla ^a   Shokri, Javad ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

2 metronidazole gel; Acne vulgaris; efficacy

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY SKIN; FACE; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OILY SKIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84863637506     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.97666     Document Type: Article

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