Assessing the safety of immunologic modifiers for the treatment of chronic disease: The psoriasis paradigm

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Stern, Robert S ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0037289796     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2003.120022.x     Document Type: Editorial

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