Effect of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy on serum folic acid levels in patients with psoriasis

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 481-485

  El Saie, Lotfy Taha ^a   Rabie, Ali Ramadan ^a   Kamel, Mohammed Ismail ^a   Seddeik, Ahmad Kamel ^b   Elsaie, Mohamed L ^c,d  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Department of Dermatology Venereology and Andrology   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Effect of narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy; Psoriasis; Serum folic acid level

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NARROWBAND ULTRAVIOLET B PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSORIASIS; SKIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051598800     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-0895-0     Document Type: Article

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