Photo(chemo) therapy for vitiligo

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

  Roelandts, Rik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Excimer light; Grafts; Narrow band UVB; PUVA; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

AMMI EXTRACT; CALCIPOTRIOL; CHLORIDE; METHOXSALEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON;

EGYPT; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO;

HUMANS; PUVA THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 0038782902     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00003.x     Document Type: Review

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