A comparison of bathwater and oral delivery of 8-methoxypsoralen in PUVA therapy for plaque psoriasis

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-114

  Cooper, E J ^a   Herd, R M ^a   Priestley, G C ^b   Hunter, J A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; BATHS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOXSALEN; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY;

EID: 0033994781     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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