Comparison of weekly and daily incremental protocols of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy for psoriasis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1076-1080

  Altiner, D D ^a   Ilknur, Turna ^a   Fetil, E ^a   Gunes A T ^a   Ozkan S ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Narrowband UVB; Phototherapy; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

SALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS SEVERITY INDEX; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RADIATION DOSE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33748889577     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01703.x     Document Type: Article

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