Treatment of psoriasis vulgaris with topical vitamin D analogue (calcipotriol): Open multicenter study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 973-976

  Kullavanijaya, Preya ^a   Gritiyarangsan, Pimonpun ^a   Huiprasert, Porntip ^b   Leenutaphong, Vichit ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Calcipotriol; Psoriasis Vulgaris; Vitamin D Analogue

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; CALCIUM; CREATININE; PHOSPHATE; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; REMISSION; THAILAND; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; CALCITRIOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032804909     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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