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Comparative Efficacy of Pharmacological Treatments for Acne Vulgaris: A Network Meta-Analysis of 221 Randomized Controlled Trials

Chung-Yen Huang, I-Jing Chang, Nicole Bolick, Wan-Ting Hsu, Chin-Hua Su, Tyng-Shiuan Hsieh, I-Hsuan Huang and Chien-Chang Lee
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2023, 21 (4) 358-369; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2995
Chung-Yen Huang
1Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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I-Jing Chang
2Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Nicole Bolick
3Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
4Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Wan-Ting Hsu
5Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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Chin-Hua Su
6Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tyng-Shiuan Hsieh
7Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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I-Hsuan Huang
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Chien-Chang Lee
6Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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vol. 21 no. 4 358-369
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2995
PubMed 
37487721

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 26, 2022
  • Revision received January 25, 2023
  • Accepted for publication January 31, 2023
  • Published online July 24, 2023.

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  1. Chung-Yen Huang, MD1,*,
  2. I-Jing Chang, MD, MS2,*,
  3. Nicole Bolick, MD, MPH3,4,
  4. Wan-Ting Hsu, MS5,
  5. Chin-Hua Su, MS6,
  6. Tyng-Shiuan Hsieh, MD7,
  7. I-Hsuan Huang, MD7 and
  8. Chien-Chang Lee, MD, ScD6,8⇑
  1. 1Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  2. 2Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  3. 3Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
  4. 4Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  5. 5Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
  6. 6Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  7. 7Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  8. 8Center for Intelligent Healthcare, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Chien-Chang Lee National Taiwan University Hospital No.7, Chung Shan S. Rd Zhongzheng Dist Taipei City 100, Taiwan cclee100{at}gmail.com
  1. ↵* These authors contributed equally as co–first authors.

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Chung-Yen Huang, I-Jing Chang, Nicole Bolick, Wan-Ting Hsu, Chin-Hua Su, Tyng-Shiuan Hsieh, I-Hsuan Huang, Chien-Chang Lee
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