Narrowband UV-B produces superior clinical and histopathological resolution of moderate-to-severe psoriasis in patients compared with broadband UV-B2
TR Coven, LH Burack, P Gilleaudeau… - Archives of …, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To compare the therapeutic effectiveness of daily exposure to narrowband (NB)
UV-B vs broadband (BB) UV-B with and without tar. Design: Half-body exposures to NB UV-
B or BB UV-B were given daily for 4 weeks in this comparative treatment study. Narrowband
UV-B was delivered from TL-01 fluorescent bulbs and BB UV-B from conventional bulbs in
the same phototherapy cabinet. Narrowband UV-B was compared using a paired treatment
approach to BB UV-B above the waist and to BB UV-B with tar (Goeckerman treatment) …
UV-B vs broadband (BB) UV-B with and without tar. Design: Half-body exposures to NB UV-
B or BB UV-B were given daily for 4 weeks in this comparative treatment study. Narrowband
UV-B was delivered from TL-01 fluorescent bulbs and BB UV-B from conventional bulbs in
the same phototherapy cabinet. Narrowband UV-B was compared using a paired treatment
approach to BB UV-B above the waist and to BB UV-B with tar (Goeckerman treatment) …