Tolerance and efficacy of a product containing ellagic and salicylic acids in reducing hyperpigmentation and dark spots in comparison with 4% hydroquinone

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-58

  Dahl, Amanda ^a   Yatskayer, Margarita ^a   Raab, Susana ^a   Oresajo, Christian ^a  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELLAGIC ACID; HYDROQUINONE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELLAGIC ACID; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; MALE; MELANINS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALICYLIC ACID; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873423702     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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