Green light is effective and less painful than red light in photodynamic therapy of facial solar keratoses

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 181-185

  Fritsch, C ^a   Stege, H ^a   Saalmann, G ^b   Goerz, G ^a   Ruzicka, T ^a   Krutmann, J ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Saalmann GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facial solar keratoses; Photodynamic therapy; aminolevulinic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACE DISORDER; HUMAN; NERIBAS; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN TUMOR; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031423372     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1997.tb00226.x     Document Type: Article

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