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Skin-lightening practices among shoppers in select markets in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross-sectional survey

BACKGROUND: Despite warnings about its harmful adverse effects and the implementation of regulatory bans, anecdotal reports suggest high use of skin-lightening agents in Kumasi, Ghana. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and motivation for skin-lightening agent use and nonuse among shoppers in Kum...

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Autores principales: Owusu-Agyei, Mariah, Agyei, Martin, Ogunleye, Temitayo A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8362006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34409329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdin.2020.05.006