A large scale analytical study on efficacy of different photo(chemo)therapeutic modalities in the treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo and mycosis fungoides

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 428-434

  El Mofty, M ^a   Mostafa, W Z ^a   Bosseila, M ^a   Youssef, R ^a   Esmat, S ^a   Ramly, A El ^a   Fawzi, M ^a   Mahgoub, D ^a   Nagui, N ^a   Mashaly, H M ^a   El Fangary, M ^b   Fathy, M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MISR UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

mycosis fungoides; P NBUVB; photo(chemo)therapy; phototherapy; psoriasis; vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PSORIASIS; PUVA; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGYPT; FACTUAL DATABASE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; PUVA THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955043553     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01345.x     Document Type: Article

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