Twice- vs. thrice-weekly MPD PUVA in psoriasis: A randomized-controlled efficacy study

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 126-129

  Valbuena, Martha Cecilia ^a   Hernández, Olga ^a   Rey, Maritza ^a   Sánchez, Guillermo ^a   De Quintana, Luisa Porras ^a  

^a ESE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Psoriasis; PUVA; Thrice weekly; Twice weekly

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN; MOPSALEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STOMACH DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447129025     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2007.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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