Narrowband ultraviolet B and medium-dose ultraviolet A1 are equally effective in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Majoie, I M Leonie ^a   Oldhoff, J Marja ^a   van Weelden, Huib ^a   Laaper Ertmann, Marloes ^a   Bousema, Mente T ^b   Sigurdsson, Vigfus ^a   Knol, Edward F ^a   Bruijnzeel Koomen, Carla A F ^a   de Bruin Weller, Marjolein S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET A1 RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649215245     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.08.048     Document Type: Article

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