Narrow-Band UVB Induces More Carcinogenic Skin Tumors than Broad-Band UVB through the Formation of Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer
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Narrow-band UVB treatment in atopic dermatitis.
MATERIAL AND METHODS Fig. 1. Narrow-band UVB (NB-UVB) and combined UVAB treatTen adult patients (mean age 27 years) with symmetrical AD were ment results in half-side comparison study in 10 patients with atopic included in the half-side (right/left) comparison study. One side of the dermatitis ( 5 NB-UVB; 5 UVAB). body was treated with narrow-band UVB, the other with combined UVAB. The light so...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0022-202X
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5701001