A randomized clinical trial in psoriasis: Synchronous balneophototherapy with bathing in Dead Sea salt solution plus narrowband UVB vs. narrowband UVB alone (TOMESA-study group)

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 570-578

  Klein, A ^a   Schiffner, R ^a   Schiffner Rohe, J ^a   Einsele Kramer B ^a   Heinlin, J ^a   Stolz, W ^b   Landthaler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

Author keywords

balneophototherapy; psoriasis; Psoriasis Area and Severity Index

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; DEAD SEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSORIASIS AREA AND SEVERITY INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEA; SYNCHRONOUS BALNEOPHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 79954619533     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03840.x     Document Type: Article

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