Effects of water temperature on photosensitization in bath-PUVA therapy with 8-methoxypsoralen

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 145-147

  Gruss, C ^a,c   Behrens, S ^b   Von Kobyletzki, G ^a   Reuther, T ^a   Husebo, L ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Kerscher, M ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

8 methoxypsoralen; Bath PUVA; Photosensitization; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; SKIN; WATER IMMERSION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031791783     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1998.tb00032.x     Document Type: Article

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