Autor: |
Cecily Partridge, Sheila Kitchen |
Rok vydání: |
1991 |
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Zdroj: |
Physiotherapy. 77:423-432 |
ISSN: |
0031-9406 |
DOI: |
10.1016/s0031-9406(10)62037-8 |
Popis: |
Summary: Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has been used for many years in the treatment of both skin diseases and wounds. Much work has been carried out to evaluate its effects in disease. This review considers the physiological effects, hazards and efficacy of UVR for a variety of skin conditions. Biography : Sheila Kitchen qualified as a physiotherapist in 1971. Since then she has practised clinically and then taught for the last 14 years. She is now senior lecturer at King's College London, and is course co-ordinator for the MSc degree in research methods for remedial therapists being run at the university. She has undertaken the review of literature in the field of electrotherapy as part of the research programme of the Centre for Physiotherapy Research. Cecily Partridge is a reader in physiotherapy and director of the Centre for Physiotherapy Research, King's College London. She worked in clinical practice for many years but has been in full-time research since 1975. Her research interests include community physiotherapy, recovery from disability and the measurement and evaluation of practice in physiotherapy. |
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OpenAIRE |
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