The 2022 British guidelines for narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy: an absolute necessity for anyone administering or prescribing phototherapy

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Peter Wolf. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;187(3):285-286.

doi: 10.1111/bjd.21735. Epub 2022 Jul 11.

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Linked Article: Goulden et al. Br J Dermatol 2022; 187:295–308.

British Association of Dermatologists and British Photodermatology Group guidelines for narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy 2022.
Goulden V, Ling TC, Babakinejad P, Dawe R, Eadie E, Fassihi H, Fityan A, Garibaldinos T, Ibbotson SH, Novakovic L, Rush E, Weatherhead SC, Whitehouse H, Hashme M, Mohd Mustapa MF, Exton LS; British Association of Dermatologists’ Clinical Standards Unit. Goulden V, et al. Br J Dermatol. 2022 Sep;187(3):295-308. doi: 10.1111/bjd.21669. Epub 2022 Jul 3. Br J Dermatol. 2022. PMID: 35604545 No abstract available.

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