Management of Acne. Volume 1. Evidence Report and Appendixes. EvidenceReport/Technology Assessment Number 17

摘要

Acne is a common condition, particularly in adolescents and young adults, withpotentially significant physical and psychological morbidity from scarring and from adverse effects of treatment, as well as significant economic burdens. The purpose of this review was to provide a comprehensive review of the literature on acne management. The following reference databases were searched: CENTRAL database of the Cochrane Collaboration (1948 through April 1999), MEDLINE (1966 through April 1999), OLDMEDLINE 1960 through 1965), PsycINFO (1887 through June, 1999), and CINAHL (1982 through June 1999). The CENTRAL search strategy was (acne-vulgaris(astrisk).me OR acne(astrisk)tw). Similar strategies were used for the other databases. The MEDLINE strategy combined, using a Boolean AND, a topic-specific strategy (acne Vulgaris(mh) OR acne(astrisk)(tw)) with a strategy designed to retrieve all controlled trials. Reference lists from key articles were hand reviewed.