Copper vapour laser treatment of port-wine stains in brown skin

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-21

  Chung, Jin Ho ^a,c   Koh, Woo Seok ^b   Lee, Dong Youn ^a   Lee, Young Suk ^a   Eun, Hee Chul ^a   Youn, Jai Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean; naevus flammeus

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; KOREA; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PUNCH BIOPSY;

EID: 0030972687     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01092.x     Document Type: Article

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