Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 633-635 , November 2008

Cosmeceuticals: focus on topical retinoids in photoaging

  • Riccarda Serri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 46-7 Via della Moscova, Milan 20121, Italy. Tel.: +39 02 6575245.
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  • Matilde Iorizzo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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PII: S0738-081X(07)00200-3

doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2007.09.016

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 633-635 , November 2008

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