Clinical significance of an intense, pulsed light source on leg telangiectasias of up to 1 mm diameter

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 38-42

  Schroeter, Careen A ^a   Wilder, David ^b   Reineke, Thorsten ^c   Thürlimann, Wolfgang ^d   Raulin, Christian ^d   Neumann, H A Martino ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b University Hospital Aachen ^*

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^d Laserzentrum   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

intense light source; laser; leg telangiectasias; PhotoDerm VL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PULSED DYE LASER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 0031025136     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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