Treatment of post-transplant premalignant skin disease: a randomized intrapatient comparative study of 5-fluorouracil cream and topical photodynamic therapy.

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Published in Br J Dermatol on February 01, 2007

Authors

C M Perrett1, J M McGregor, J Warwick, P Karran, I M Leigh, C M Proby, C A Harwood

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Cutaneous Research and Department of Dermatology, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Bart's and The London, Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. conalperrett@hotmail.com

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