Useful treatment of vitiligo in 10 children with UV-B narrowband (311 nm)

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-261

  Brazzelli, Valeria ^a   Prestinari, Francesca ^a   Castello, Michela ^a   Bellani, Eleonora ^a   Roveda, Elena ^a   Barbagallo, Tania ^a   Borroni, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 19644391724     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2005.22319.x     Document Type: Article

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