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[Light therapy].

C Piérard-Franchimont·F Henry·G E Piérard
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Some cutaneous disorders can be treated by light under specific modalities. Balneotherapy, UVA phototherapy, PUVAtherapy, TL 01 phototherapy, extracorporeal photochemotherapy and external photodynamic therapy are representatives of this group of treatment modalities.

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C Piérard-Franchimont, F Henry, G E Piérard. 2005. [Light therapy].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15909563/

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