A randomized controlled trial of narrowband ultraviolet B vs. bath-psoralen plus ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for psoriasis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1194-1204

  Dawe, R S ^a   Cameron, H ^a   Yule, S ^a   Man, I ^a   Wainwright, N J ^a,b   Ibbotson, S H ^a   Ferguson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bath PUVA; Paired comparison; Photochemotherapy; Psoriasis; Randomized controlled trial; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOXYPSORALEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; BALNEOLOGY; FEMALE; FICUSIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0038346496     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05482.x     Document Type: Article

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