Re-evaluating Treatment Targets in Acne Vulgaris: Adapting to a New Understanding of Pathophysiology

June 2014 | Volume 13 | Issue 6 | Supplement Individual Articles | 57 | Copyright © June 2014


Leon H. Kircik MD

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Physicians Skin Care, PLLC, Louisville, KY

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Leon H. Kircik MDwedoderm@yahoo.com
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