A randomized controlled study of low-dose UVA1, medium-dose UVA1, and narrowband UVB phototherapy in the treatment of localized scleroderma

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-447

  Kreuter, Alexander ^a   Hyun, Julia ^a   Stücker, Markus ^a   Sommer, Anna ^a   Altmeyer, Peter ^a   Gambichler, Thilo ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN TIGHTNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 32644449006     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.11.1063     Document Type: Article

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