Photoprotective activity of oral polypodium leucotomos extract in 25 patients with idiopathic photodermatoses

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 46-47

  Caccialanza, Massimo ^a   Percivalle, S ^a   Piccinno, R ^a   Brambilla, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Idiopathic photodermatoses; Oral polypodium leucotomos extract; Polypodium leucotomos

Indexed keywords

POLYPODIUM LEUCOTOMOS EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PROTECTION; SOLAR URTICARIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUN EXPOSURE; SYMPTOM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYPODIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846664973     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2007.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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