Modulation of ultraviolet (UV) transmission by emollients: Relevance to narrowband UVB phototherapy and psoralen plus UVA photochemotherapy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 963-968

  Otman, S G H ^a,b   Edwards, C ^a   Pearse, A D ^b   Gambles, B J ^a,c   Anstey, A V ^a,b  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emollients; Monochromatic protection factor; Narrowband ultraviolet B; Photochemotherapy; Phototherapy; Sunscreen

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS; AVEENO; BALNEUM; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CETRABEN; COAL TAR; DEPROBASE; DERMOL; DOUBLEBASE; E45; EMOLLIENT AGENT; EMULSIDERM; EPADERM; HYDROMOL; KAMILLOSAN; LACTICARE; LANOLIN ALCOHOL; OILATUM; PSORALEN; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNGUENTUM M; UREA;

ARTICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OINTMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG UTILIZATION; EMOLLIENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33645798667     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07171.x     Document Type: Article

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