Grenz ray therapy in the new millennium: Still a valid treatment option?

Dermatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-80

  Warner, Jennifer A ^b   Cruz Jr , Ponciano D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE;

HAND ECZEMA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN CANCER; SKIN DISEASE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DERMATOLOGY; ECZEMA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; X-RAY THERAPY;

EID: 44849126661     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.07078     Document Type: Review

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