Phototherapy arsenal in the treatment of psoriasis

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-406

  Zanolli, Michael ^a,b  

^a PC   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEFACEPT; BERGAPTEN; CALCIPOTRIOL; CYCLOSPORIN; EFALIZUMAB; ETANERCEPT; ISOTRETINOIN; METHOTREXATE DERIVATIVE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; RETINOID DERIVATIVE; STEROID; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NAUSEA; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUVA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUNLIGHT; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 4344665120     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2003.12.003     Document Type: Review

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