Evaluation of vaseline oil applied prior to UVB TL01 phototherapy in the treatment of psoriasis

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 138-141

  Penven, K ^a   Leroy, D ^a   Verneuil, L ^a   Faguer, K ^a   Dompmartin, A ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Narrow band UVB phototherapy; Petrolatum; Psoriasis; Vaseline oil

Indexed keywords

EMOLLIENT AGENT; LIQUID PARAFFIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSORIASIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOLLIENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINERAL OIL; PETROLATUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 20144366216     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2005.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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