Role of Mycobacterium w vaccine in the management of psoriasis [10]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 380-382

  Kumar, B ^a   Sandhu, K ^a   Kaur, I ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; INACTIVATED VACCINE; MYCOBACTERIUM VACCINE; TOPICAL AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LETTER; MALE; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN INDURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BACTERIAL VACCINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844323962     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06343.x     Document Type: Letter

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