Comparative efficacy and tolerability of dapsone 5% gel in adult versus adolescent females with acne vulgaris

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-37

  Del Rosso, James Q ^a,b   Kircik, Leon ^c,d,e   Gallagher, Conor J ^f  

^a TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

^b Las Vegas Skin & Cancer Clinics Ltd   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Physicians Skin Care PLLC   (United States)

^f ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GLOBAL ACNE ASSESSMENT SCORE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DISEASE ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84938077739     PISSN: 19412789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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