The efficacy of calcipotriol + acitretin combination therapy for psoriasis: Comparison with acitretin monotherapy

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 507-510

  Rim, Jong Hyun ^a   Park, Je Young ^a   Choe, Yong Beom ^a   Youn, Jai Il ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; LIVER ENZYME; PSORALEN; RETINOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEILITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EXFOLIATIVE DERMATITIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; KOREA; LIPIDOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TOXICITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038443414     PISSN: 11750561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128071-200304070-00006     Document Type: Article

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