Targeted UV-B phototherapy: When and why to start

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 933-934

  Lotti, Torello ^a   Rossi, Riccardo ^b   Campolmi, Piero ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

BODY SURFACE; CANCER RISK; DERMIS; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; NOTE; PHOTOAGING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RELAPSE; SKIN CANCER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO;

HUMANS; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33746073044     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.7.933     Document Type: Note

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