Recurrence of morphea after successful ultraviolet A1 phototherapy: A cohort study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 481-488

  Vasquez, Rebecca ^a   Jabbar, Aysha ^c   Khan, Fatima ^c   Buethe, Douglas ^d   Ahn, Chul ^b   Jacobe, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

localized scleroderma; morphea; phototherapy; ultraviolet A1 phototherapy

Indexed keywords

LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA; MORPHEA; PHOTOTHERAPY; ULTRAVIOLET A1 PHOTOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894046369     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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