Fifty Years of Minocycline and Its Evolution: A Dermatological Perspective

October 2021 | Volume 20 | Issue 10 | Original Article | 1031 | Copyright © October 2021


Published online September 24, 2021

Hilary E. Baldwin MD FAAD,a Daniel B. Ward, Jr. MD FAADb

aThe Acne Treatment and Research Center, Brooklyn NY and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, Newark, NJ
bDermoEpidermal Junction Consulting, Charleston, SC

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Daniel B. Ward Jr. MD daniel.ward@dejconsulting.com