UVA/UVB phototherapy for atopic dermatitis revisited

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-244

  Valkova, Sonya ^a,b   Velkova, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY PLEVEN   (Bulgaria)

^b NONE   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Corticosteroids; UVA; UVB

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EMOLLIENT AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY SKIN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIATION DOSE; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SWEATING; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; XEROSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 3543039452     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09546630410035338     Document Type: Article

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