Plasma exchange therapy for solar urticaria

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1093-1097

  Collins, P ^a   Ahamat, R ^a   Green, C ^a   Ferguson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATADINE MALEATE; METHOXSALEN; RANITIDINE; TERFENADINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR URTICARIA;

EID: 0029896722     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07949.x     Document Type: Article

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