Different narrowband UVB dosage regimens in dark skinned psoriatics: A preliminary study

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 256-259

  Youssef, Randa M ^a   Mahgoub, Doaa ^a   Mashaly, Heba M ^a   El Nabarawy, Eman ^a   Samir, Nesreen ^a   El Mofty, Medhat ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

MED; NB UVB; Psoriasis; Suberythemogenic dose

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN COLOR; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 51949107510     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2008.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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