Taking treatment to the patient: Development of a home TL-01 ultraviolet B phototherapy service

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 957-965

  Cameron, Heather ^a   Yule, S ^a   Moseley, H ^a   Dawe, R S ^a   Ferguson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home phototherapy; Narrow band ultraviolet B; TL 01

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ERYTHEMA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION INJURIES; SCOTLAND; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 0036438882     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04860.x     Document Type: Article

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