Narrowband UVB and psoralen-UVA in the treatment of early-stage mycosis fungoides: A retrospective study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2003, Pages 215-219

  Diederen, Pascale V M M ^a   Van Weelden, Huib ^a   Sanders, Cornelus J G ^a   Toonstra, Johan ^a   Van Vloten, Willem A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; MELODININE; METHOXSALEN; PSORALEN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRON BEAM; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; NAUSEA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0037323408     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.80     Document Type: Article

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