Laser and novel light source treatments for psoriasis

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-173

  Tournas, Joshua A ^a,b   Lowe, Nicholas J ^a,b   Yamauchi, Paul S ^a,b  

^a Clinical Research Specialists   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser and light sources; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

HEMATOPORPHYRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARGON LASER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PULSED DYE LASER; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; XENON CHLORIDE LASER;

HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 4944223601     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20083     Document Type: Review

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