Efficacy and safety of topical calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) for the treatment of psoriasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 238-246

  Perez, A ^a   Chen, T C ^a   Turner, A ^a   Raab, R ^a   Bhawan, J ^a   Poche, P ^a   Holick, M F ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Vitamin D   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0030020332     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07608.x     Document Type: Article

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