Long-term results of radiotherapy in patients with chronic palmo-plantar eczema or psoriasis

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 218-223

  Sumila, Marcin ^a   Notter, Markus ^a   Itin, Peter ^b   Bodis, Stephan ^a   Gruber, Guenther ^a,c  

^a State Hospital   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^c KLINIK HIRSLANDEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Palmo plantar eczema; Psoriasis; Radiotherapy dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT SOLE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUSTULOSIS PALMOPLANTARIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ECZEMA, DYSHIDROTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATODERMA, PALMOPLANTAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSORIASIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 41949108100     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-008-1788-4     Document Type: Article

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