Weather conditions and daylight-mediated photodynamic therapy: Protoporphyrin IX-weighted daylight doses measured in six geographical locations

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 186-191

  Wiegell, S R ^a   Fabricius, S ^a   Heydenreich, J ^a   Enk, C D ^b   Rosso, S ^c   Baumler W ^d   Baldursson, B T ^e   Wulf, Hans Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Centre for Epidemiology and Prevention in Oncology in Piedmont   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^e LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DOSIMETER; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMAN; ICELAND; INTERNET; ISRAEL; ITALY; NORWAY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHER;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RADIOMETRY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WEATHER;

EID: 84872847750     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11200.x     Document Type: Article

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