Pediatric burns induced by psoralens in Saudi Arabia

Burns

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 653-655

  Al Qattan, M M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Burns; Psoralen; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; PHOTOTOXICITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SUNBURN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO; WOUND HEALING;

BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PSORALENS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SUNBURN; VITILIGO;

EID: 0034333788     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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