Berberis vulgaris juice and acne vulgaris: A placebo-controlled study

Asian Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 47-52

  Johnson, Mary ^a   Rafikhah, Naser ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Berberis vulgaris; Facial lesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908221693     PISSN: 19921470     EISSN: 20772033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajcn.2014.47.52     Document Type: Article

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