The benefits and risks of long-term puva photochemotherapy

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-234

  Fitzpatrick, T K ^a   Momtaz, T B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; CALCIPOTRIOL; CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; PSORALEN; RETINOID; TAZARATINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LONG TERM CARE; MELANOMA; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSORIASIS; PUVA; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031949260     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8635(05)70005-X     Document Type: Article

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