Treatment of small and medium congenital nevi with the Q-switched ruby laser

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 301-304

  Waldorf, Heidi A ^a   Kauvar, Arielle N B ^a   Geronemus, Roy G ^a,b  

^a Laser Skin Surg Ctr of New York   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISCOLORATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LASERS; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029978213     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.132.3.301     Document Type: Article

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