Efficacy of local psoralen ultraviolet A treatments in psoriasis, vitiligo and eczema

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-345

  Adisen E ^a   Karaca, F ^a   Oztas M ^a   Gurer M A ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXSALEN;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG SAFETY; ECZEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PUVA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ECZEMA; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PSORALENS; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 42249103986     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02627.x     Document Type: Letter

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