Chronic actinic dermatitis in the elderly: Recognition and treatment

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-207

  Dawe, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALPHA INTERFERON; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LIQUID PARAFFIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ACTINIC RETICULOID; CHRONIC ACTINIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; PATCH TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 17244369145     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200522030-00002     Document Type: Review

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