Analysis of patients with suspected photosensitivity referred for investigation to an Australian photodermatology clinic

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 714-720

  Crouch, Rohan B ^a   Foley, Peter A ^a,b   Baker, Christopher S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRALIA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSACEA; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0037947391     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.219     Document Type: Article

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