Narrowband UV-B phototherapy during pregnancy and folic acid depletion

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 132-133

  Park, Kelly K ^a   Murase, Jenny E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; FOLIC ACID;

ACNE VULGARIS; BLUE LIGHT; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL TREATMENT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NOTE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACNE VULGARIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 84856008022     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.1614     Document Type: Note

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