Pain and photodynamic therapy

Dermatology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 206-208

  Lindeburg, Katrine E K ^a   Brogaard, Henriette M V ^a   Jemec, Gregor B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Basocellular carcinoma; Pain, visual analogue scale; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSACEA; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 34548516133     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106577     Document Type: Article

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