The use of the frequency-doubled Q-switched Nd:YAG laser in the treatment of small cutaneous vascular lesions

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 841-844

  Goldberg, David J ^a,b   Marcus, Jeffrey ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Westwood Dermatology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029909018     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1996.tb00585.x     Document Type: Article

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