A quantitative review of studies comparing the efficacy of narrow-band and broad-band ultraviolet B for psoriasis [11]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 669-672

  Dawe, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROAD BAND ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; NARROW BAND ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 0142120496     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05498.x     Document Type: Letter

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