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Research Article

A double-blind, comparative, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and tolerability of 4% hydroquinone as a depigmenting agent in melasma

SBP Ennes Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Mogi das CruzesSao Paulo, Brazil
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RC Paschoalick Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Mogi das CruzesSao Paulo, Brazil
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M Mota De Avelar Alchorne Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Mogi das CruzesSao Paulo, Brazil; Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine of The Federal University of Sao Paulo-UNIFESP, Brazil
Pages 173-179 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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