UVB and PUVA therapies in HIV patients: Are they safe?

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 91-92

  Beer, J Z ^a   Zmudzka, B Z ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; PUVA therapy; UVB therapy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 0030808726     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1997.tb00122.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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