Effectiveness of psoralen photochemotherapy for vitiligo

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 335-340

  Chuan, Ming Tuo ^a   Tsai, Yi Jeng ^a   Wu, Min Chee ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

PUVA therapy; Trioxsalen; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; TRIOXYSALEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PRURITUS; PUVA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO; XEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PUVA THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIOXSALEN; VITILIGO;

EID: 0032815006     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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