Itch and scratching as predictors of time to clearance of psoriasis with narrow-band ultraviolet B therapy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 542-546

  Evers, A W M ^a   Kleinpenning, M M ^a   Smits, T ^a   Boezeman, J ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a   Kraaimaat, F W ^a   Gerritsen, M J P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Itch; Narrow band UVB irradiation; Psoriasis; Scratching

Indexed keywords

SALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARROW BAND IMAGING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS SEVERITY INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCRATCHING; SKIN PRURITUS; SMOKING HABIT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 69149087330     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09236.x     Document Type: Article

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