| Title |
The treatment of melasma by silymarin cream
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Dermatology, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-5945-12-18 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tagreed Altaei |
| Abstract |
Melasma is an acquired increased pigmentation of the skin characterized by symmetrical and confluent grey-brown patches usually on the areas of the face exposed to the sun. Silymarin strongly prevents photocarcinogenesis, and significantly prevented melanin production. The objectives of this study were the assessment of safety and efficacy of topical Silymain (SM) cream in a double-blind placebo controlled study for treatment of melasma patients. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Italy | 2 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 17% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Greece | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 73 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 5% |
| Researcher | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 17 | 23% |
| Unknown | 28 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 29% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 28 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
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#5,917,590
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Outputs from BMC Dermatology
#49
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#42,013
of 173,736 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Dermatology
#4
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