BB-UVA vs. NB-UVB in the treatment of vitiligo: A randomized controlled clinical study (single blinded)

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 239-246

  El Mofty, Medhat ^a   Mostafa, Wedad ^a   Youssef, Randa ^a   El Fangary, Mona ^b   El Ramly, Amany ^a   Mahgoub, Doaa ^a   Fawzy, Marwa ^a   El Hawary, Marwa ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Misr University for Science and Technology   (Egypt)

Author keywords

BB UVA; NB UVA; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BROAD BAND ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; BURNING SENSATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARROW BAND ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITILIGO; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; VITILIGO;

EID: 84883541955     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12061     Document Type: Article

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