British Association of Dermatologists and British Photodermatology Group guidelines for narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy 2022

Affiliations

¹ Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
² Photobiology Unit, Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M6 8HD, UK.
³ Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
⁴ Scottish Photobiology Service, Photobiology Unit, University of Dundee & NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
⁵ Department of Photodermatology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
⁶ University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, SO10 6YD, UK.
⁷ Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, London, SE18 4QH, UK.
⁸ Vitiligo Support UK, London, UK.
⁹ Clinical Standards Unit, British Association of Dermatologists, Willan House, London, W1T 5HQ, UK.

Victoria Goulden et al. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;187(3):295-308.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.21669. Epub 2022 Jul 3.

¹ Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK.
² Photobiology Unit, Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M6 8HD, UK.
³ Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK.
⁴ Scottish Photobiology Service, Photobiology Unit, University of Dundee & NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
⁵ Department of Photodermatology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
⁶ University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, SO10 6YD, UK.
⁷ Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, London, SE18 4QH, UK.
⁸ Vitiligo Support UK, London, UK.
⁹ Clinical Standards Unit, British Association of Dermatologists, Willan House, London, W1T 5HQ, UK.

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The 2022 British guidelines for narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy: an absolute necessity for anyone administering or prescribing phototherapy.
Wolf P. Wolf P. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Sep;187(3):285-286. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21735. Epub 2022 Jul 11. Br J Dermatol. 2022. PMID: 35818132 Free PMC article.

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