Narrowband UVB therapy in the treatment of lichen planus

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 265-267

  Saricaoǧlu, Hayriye ^a   Karadogan, Serap Köran ^a   Başkan, Emel Bülbül ^a   Tunali, Şükran ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Immunologic disease; Lichen planus; Narrowband UVB therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PUVA THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141635266     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2003.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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