Psoriasis : Natural versus artificial balneophototherapy;Psoriasistherapie : Künstliche versus natürliche Photosole

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Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 683-690

  Roos, S ^a   Hammes, S ^b   Ockenfels, H M ^a  

^a Klinikum Hanau   (Germany)

^b LASERKLINIK KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balneophototherapy; Climatotherapy; Dead Sea; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

BALNEOTHERAPY; CLIMATOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

BALNEOLOGY; CLIMATOTHERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 77956343750     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-010-1971-2     Document Type: Review

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