Treatment response of port-wine stains with the flashlamp-pulsed dye laser in the National Skin Centre: A report of 36 patients

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 536-540

  Goh, C L ^a,b  

^a National Skin Centre

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Capillary haemangioma; Cosmetic laser treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORT-WINE STAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030178849     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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