Topical tacrolimus may enhance repigmentation with targeted narrowband ultraviolet B to treat vitiligo: A randomized, controlled study

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Klahan, S ^a   Asawanonda, P ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LETTER; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TACROLIMUS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 72549083387     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03712.x     Document Type: Letter

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