Photodynamic therapy using methyl aminolevulinate in the management of primary superficial basal cell carcinoma: Clinical and health economic outcomes

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 992-996

  Caekelbergh, Karin ^a   Nikkels, Arjen F ^b   Leroy, Bernard ^c   Verhaeghe, Evelien ^d   Lamotte, Mark ^a   Rives, Vincent ^e  

^a IQVIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e Galderma R and D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYL 5-AMINOLEVULINATE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREAM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REIMBURSEMENT; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN PAIN; STINGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TUMOR;

AGED; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BELGIUM; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649690271     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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