Long-term results in the treatment of vitiligo with oral khellin plus UVA

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-229

  Hofer, Angelika ^a   Kerl, Helmut ^a   Wolf, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Khellin; Psoralen; Side effects; Skin cancer; UVA; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

KHELLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KHELLIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 0035018116     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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