Are all 585 nm pulsed dye lasers equivalent? A prospective, comparative, photometric, and histologic study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1000-1004

  Jackson, Brooke A ^a   Arndt, Kenneth A ^a   Dover, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED DYE LASER; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0029942130     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90278-9     Document Type: Article

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