Development of cutaneous tolerance to ultraviolet B during ultraviolet B phototherapy for psoriasis

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-78

  Gonzalez, S ^a   Hegyi, V ^b   Baqer, A ^b   Sadiq, I ^b   Kollias, N ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Accomodation; Chronic exposure; Phototherapy; Psoriasis; Skin; Tolerance; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0029786608     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1996.tb00178.x     Document Type: Article

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