Quality of life and assessment after local application of sulphurous water in the home environment in patients with psoriasis vulgaris: A randomised placebo-controlled pilot study

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Gálvez Galve, Juan José ^a   Peiró, Pablo Saz ^a   Lucas, María Ortiz ^b   Torres, Antonio Hernández ^c   Gil, Estrella Simal ^d   Pérez, Milagros Bernal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^c Ministry of Science and Innovation ^*  (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; Psoriasis vulgaris; Quality of life; Spa; Sulphurous Mineral Waters

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER; SULPHUROUS MINERAL WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN;

EID: 84861199613     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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