Treatment of severe, chronic hand eczema: results from a UK-wide survey
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Using results from a UK-wide survey to justify choice of comparator for the treatment of severe chronic hand eczema
Treatment of severe chronic hand eczema (CHE) resistant to topical treatment with potent corticosteroids is challenging; in 2013 the Health Technology Assessment Programme released a commissioned call to investigate the most effective treatment for this disease with Alitretinoin specified as the active intervention to evaluate. Existing evidence on systemic treatment options with special focus ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0307-6938
DOI: 10.1111/ced.13015