title: The Goeckerman treatment in psoriasis: six decades of experience at the Mayo Clinic.
abstract: The Goeckerman treatment for severe psoriasis has been used at the Mayo Clinic for six decades in a closely supervised hospital setting. It is an effective and safe method of treatment and is still the standard with which new forms of treatment must be compared.
mesh_terms: D003033:Coal Tar / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006760:Hospitalization; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000266:history; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy
chemical_list: D003033:Coal Tar