Improving access to home phototherapy for patients with psoriasis: current challenges and future prospects

Sylvie M FrankenDepartment of Dermatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]

Carlijn L VierstraDepartment of Dermatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Thomas RustemeyerDepartment of Dermatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Pages 55-64 | Published online: 18 May 2016

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