308-nm excimer laser for the treatment of psoriasis: Induration-based dosimetry

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 759-764

  Taneja, Atul ^b   Trehan, Manju ^b   Taylor, Charles R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RADIATION DOSE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSORIASIS; RADIOMETRY; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038459350     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.139.6.759     Document Type: Article

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