Effective removal of certain pigmented skin maculae (lentigines) using the Q-switched ruby laser;Effectieve verwijdering van bepaalde huidpigmentvlekken (lentigines) met de 'Q-switched ruby laser'

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 141, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 327-330

  Njoo, M D ^a   Westerhof, W ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LENTIGINOSIS; MALE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LENTIGO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031054367     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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