Adherence to acitretin and home narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy in patients with psoriasis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 577-581

  Yentzer, Brad A ^a   Yelverton, Christopher B ^a   Pearce, Daniel J ^a   Camacho, Fabian T ^a   Makhzoumi, Zaineb ^a   Clark, Adele ^a   Boles, Ann ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^b   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETRETIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; LIGHT; MALE; MONITORING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SAMPLE SIZE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ACITRETIN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSORIASIS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 51349121410     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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