Recommendations for the topical treatment of psoriasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-499

  van de Kerkhof, P C M ^a   Kragballe, K ^b,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (Netherlands)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Dithranol; Psoriasis; Retinoids; Tar; Treatment; Vitamin D3

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CALCIPOTRIOL; CALCITRIOL; COAL TAR; COLECALCIFEROL DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DITHRANOL; DOVOBETH; ETRETIN; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; PSORALEN; RETINOID; TACALCITOL; TAZAROTENE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCALP; SKIN IRRITATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; RETINOIDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 21744440566     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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