Efficacy and patient perception of grenz ray therapy in the treatment of dermatoses refractory to other medical therapy

Dermatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 90-94

  Schalock, Peter C ^a   Zug, Kathryn A ^a   Carter, Joi C ^a   Dhar, Damien ^a   MacKenzie, Todd ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSORALEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X-RAY THERAPY;

EID: 44849095143     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2007.06057     Document Type: Article

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