Double-blind placebo-controlled study of autologous transplanted epidermal cell suspensions for repigmenting vitiligo

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1203-1208

  Van Geel, Nanny ^a   Ongenae, Katia ^a   De Mil, Martine ^a   Vander Haeghen, Yves ^a   Vervaet, Chris ^b   Naeyaert, Jean Marie ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDERMIS CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LASER SURGERY; LEUKODERMA; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLS, CULTURED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 5444266563     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.10.1203     Document Type: Article

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