Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain relief during photodynamic therapy of actinic keratoses

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-313

  Halldin, Christina B ^a   Paoli, John ^a   Sandberg, Carin ^a   Ericson, Marica B ^a,b   Wennberg, Ann Marie ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 44349111917     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0429     Document Type: Letter

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