Narrow-band UV-B phototherapy in childhood psoriasis

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 320-322

  Jain, Vijay Kumar ^a   Aggarwal, Kamal ^a   Jain, Kapil ^a   Bansal, Anu ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 33847794650     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03148.x     Document Type: Article

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