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Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy in erythropoietic protoporphyria: case series
M. Sivaramakrishnan,
M. Sivaramakrishnan
Scottish Cutaneous Porphyria Service, Department of Dermatology and Photobiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY U.K
Search for more papers by this author J. Woods,
J. Woods
Scottish Cutaneous Porphyria Service, Department of Dermatology and Photobiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY U.K
Search for more papers by this author R. Dawe,
R. Dawe
Scottish Cutaneous Porphyria Service, Department of Dermatology and Photobiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY U.K
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M. Sivaramakrishnan,
M. Sivaramakrishnan
Scottish Cutaneous Porphyria Service, Department of Dermatology and Photobiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY U.K
Search for more papers by this author J. Woods,
J. Woods
Scottish Cutaneous Porphyria Service, Department of Dermatology and Photobiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY U.K
Search for more papers by this author R. Dawe,
R. Dawe
Scottish Cutaneous Porphyria Service, Department of Dermatology and Photobiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY U.K
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First published: 01 November 2013
No abstract is available for this article.
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