Effect of heliotherapy on the cost of psoriasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 288-292

  Snellman, E ^a   Maljanen, T ^b   Aromaa, A ^c   Reunanen, A ^c   Jyrkinen Pakkasvirta, T ^d   Luoma, J ^b  

^a PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d ACADEMY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPAIN; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031942453     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02076.x     Document Type: Article

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