A randomised controlled trial on photo(chemo)therapy of subacute purigo

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-353

  Gambichler, T ^a   Hyun, J ^a   Sommer, A ^a   Stucker M ^a   Altmeyer, P ^a   Kreuter, A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NARROWBAND ULTRAVIOLET B PHOTOTHERAPY; PAPULE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURIGO; PUVA; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN PRURITUS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRAVIOLET A1 PHOTOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BALNEOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PRURIGO; PUVA THERAPY; RECURRENCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33645363004     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02081.x     Document Type: Article

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