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Original article

Resolution of pruritus secondary to polycythemia vera in a patient treated with narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy

V. K. Madkan Medical College of Georgia, Martinez, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
G. D. Bandow Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
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J. Y. M. Koo UCSF Psoriasis Treatment Center, Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Pages 56-58 | Received 24 Jun 2004, Accepted 14 Sep 2004, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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