Narrowband ultraviolet B in the treatment of psoriasis: The journey so far!

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 652-661

  Dogra, Sunil ^a   De, Dipankar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

broadband UVB; Narrowband ultraviolet B (NBUVB); psoriasis

Indexed keywords

CALCIPOTRIOL; CORTICOSTEROID; DITHRANOL; EFALIZUMAB; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ETRETIN; METHOTREXATE; METHOXSALEN; PSORALEN; TACALCITOL; TAZAROTENE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; NARROWBAND ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSORIASIS; PUVA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; PSORIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 78649249317     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.72461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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