The influence of mineral water solutions in phototherapy

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 665-673

  Boer, Jurr ^a  

^a DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER; SEA WATER;

BATH; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SUNLIGHT; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030293186     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(96)00102-2     Document Type: Article

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