308-nm excimer laser for the treatment of psoriasis: A dose-response study

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 619-624

  Asawanonda, Pravit ^a,b   Anderson, R Rox ^a   Chang, Yuchiao ^a   Taylor, Charles R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXCIMER LASER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; LASERS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 0034108645     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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