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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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Chien-Chang Lee
6Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
8Center for Intelligent Healthcare, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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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
The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2023, 21 (4) 358-369; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2995

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The Annals of Family Medicine Jul 2023, 21 (4) 358-369; DOI: 10.1370/afm.2995
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