Calcipotriol in vitiligo: A preliminary study

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-320

  Parsad, Davinder ^a   Saini, R ^a   Nagpal, R ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; MELANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; SUN EXPOSURE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; CALCITRIOL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OINTMENTS; SUNLIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 0032870698     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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