Methotrexate plus narrowband UVB phototherapy versus narrowband UVB phototherapy alone in the treatment of plaque-type psoriasis: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1013-1018

  Asawanonda, Pravit ^a   Nateetongrungsak, Yaowalak ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHRODERMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33646535656     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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