Emollients and photo(chemo)therapy: A call for caution

Dermatology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 242-245

  Gabard, B ^a   Treffel, P ^a   Bieli, E ^a   Schwab, S ^a  

^a Spirig Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emollients; Photochemotherapy; Phototherapy

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; SUNSCREEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYGIENE; LUBRICATION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0029970405     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000246375     Document Type: Article

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