Randomized Half-side Comparison of Narrowband UVB and Trimethylpsoralen Bath plus UVA Treatments for Psoriasis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-137

  Snellman, Erna ^a   Klimenko, Taras ^a   Rantanen, Tapio ^a  

^a PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Controlled; Photochemotherapy; Phototherapy; TL01; Trioxysalen; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLPSORALEN; TRIOXYSALEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUVA; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CANCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; BATHS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIOXSALEN; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 1942443899     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310022916     Document Type: Article

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