Lack of consensus among experts on the choice of UV therapy for psoriasis

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1187-1192

  Stern, Robert S ^a   Beer, Janusz Z ^b   Mills, DeEtta K ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 0032695587     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.135.10.1187     Document Type: Article

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