Balneotherapy in dermatology

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 132-140

  Matz, Hagit ^a   Orion, Edith ^a   Wolf, Ronni ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; Blue Lagoon; Climatotherapy; Dead Sea; Kangal hot spring; Magnesium; Mineral waters; Selenium; Spa therapy; Thermal sulfur water

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER; SELENIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BALNEOTHERAPY; CLIMATOTHERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; IMMUNOMODULATION; MUD THERAPY; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SPA TREATMENT; WELLBEING;

BALNEOLOGY; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0042672871     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8019.2003.01622.x     Document Type: Review

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