β-1,3-D-glucan gel in the treatment of solar keratoses

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 137-138

  Tong, David W ^a   Barnetson, Ross St C ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Solar keratoses; Tumour regression; glucan

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA GLUCAN; BETA-1,3-GLUCAN; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GLUCAN; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUNLIGHT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASCOMYCOTA; BETA-GLUCANS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GELS; GLUCANS; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN AGING; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 0030209681     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1996.tb01031.x     Document Type: Article

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