Effects of isotretinoin on serum vitamin E levels in patients with acne

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 363-366

  Aktürk, Aysun Şikar ^a   Güzel, Savaş ^b   Bulca, Songül ^a   Demirsoy, Evren Odyakmaz ^a   Bayramgürler, Dilek ^a   Bilen, Nilgün ^a   Kiran, Rebiay ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ISOTRETINOIN;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN E; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873974731     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05676.x     Document Type: Article

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