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Original Research

A Priori Estimation of the Narrow-Band UVB Phototherapy Outcome for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis Based on the Patients’ Questionnaire and Blood Tests Using Random Forest Classifier

Joanna Narbutt1 Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Janusz Krzyścin2 Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Piotr Sobolewski2 Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Małgorzata Skibińska1 Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Marcin Noweta1 Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Witold Owczarek3 Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, PolandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2049-942X
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Bonawentura Rajewska-Więch2 Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Aleksandra Lesiak1 Department of Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Oncology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Pages 253-259 | Published online: 18 Mar 2021

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