Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84 , January 2009

Narrowband ultraviolet B and medium-dose ultraviolet A1 are equally effective in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

  • I.M. Leonie Majoie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • These authors contributed equally to this study.
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  • J. Marja Oldhoff, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: J. Marja Oldhoff, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Department of Dermatology, G02.124, 3508 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands.
    • These authors contributed equally to this study.
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  • Huib van Weelden, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Marloes Laaper-Ertmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Mente T. Bousema, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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  • Vigfus Sigurdsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Edward F. Knol, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Carla A.F. Bruijnzeel-Koomen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Marjolein S. de Bruin-Weller, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands

,Accepted 29 August 2008.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(08)01213-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.08.048

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84 , January 2009

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