The medical necessity for treatment of port-wine stains

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 663-667

  McClean, Kelly ^a   Hanke, C William ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MORBIDITY; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER;

EID: 0030856671     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1997.tb00386.x     Document Type: Article

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