Narrow-band UVB phototherapy of nasal polyps: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 123-127

  Bella, Zsolt ^a   Kadocsa, Edit ^a   Kemény, Lajos ^a,b   Koreck, Andrea ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^d Allux Medical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Nasal polyposis; Phototherapy; UVB light

Indexed keywords

MOMETASONE FUROATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; APOPTOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 77954757205     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.05.011     Document Type: Article

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