Cetirizine for solar urticaria in the visible spectrum [1]

Dermatology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 334-335

  Monfrecola, Giuseppe ^a   Masturzo, Elvira ^a   Riccardo, Anna Maria ^a   Del Sorbo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cetirizine; Phototesting; Solar urticaria

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR URTICARIA; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0033921518     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018400     Document Type: Letter

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