Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 127-132 , March 2010

Individualizing Treatment for Adolescent Acne to Achieve Optimal Outcomes

  • Lara A. Clayton, MPAS, PA-C

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Lara A. Clayton, MPAS, PA-C, Pediatric & Adolescent Dermatology, Rady Children's Hospital, 8010 Frost St, Suite 602, San Diego, CA 92123
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  • Wynnis L. Tom, MD

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 Dermik Laboratories, a business of Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, provided funding to Peloton Advantage, LLC, in order to support the development of this article. Peloton Advantage assisted with fact-checking, editing, and preparing the manuscript for submission. The opinions expressed in the current article are those of the authors. The authors received no honoraria or other form of financial support related to the development of this manuscript. Lara A. Clayton, MPAS, PA-C, and Wynnis L. Tom, MD, have no financial conflicts of interest to report.

PII: S0891-5245(09)00177-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.06.003

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 127-132 , March 2010

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