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News from the department of Dermatology

Latest entry in the department of Dermatology:

Heliotherapy

Heliotherapy Keywords Definition Together with phototherapy, it belongs to the medical treatments with light. Heliotherapy (Greek: Helios = sun) uses the natural sunlight. Phototherapy on the other hand uses artificial light sources such as UV or white light lamps. Indication Heliotherapy is used...

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