Treatment of psoriasis at the Dead Sea: Why, how and when?

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 232-234

  David, M ^a   Efron, D ^a   Hodak, E ^a   Even Paz, Z ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Climatotherapy; Dead Sea; Psoriasis; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN; SEA WATER;

BALNEOTHERAPY; CLIMATOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RADIATION MONITORING; REVIEW; SEA; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

BALNEOLOGY; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0033838916     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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