Calcipotriol in the treatment of childhood vitiligo

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-14

  Gargoom, A M ^a   Doweb, G A ^a,c   Elzorghany, A H ^b   Benghazil, M ^b   Bugrein, O O ^b  

^a Jamahiriya Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c NONE   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREAM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OINTMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CALCITRIOL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OINTMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 8844236210     PISSN: 02511649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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