The Potential Alveolar Hazard of Carbon Dioxide Laser-Induced Smoke

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 277-282

  Kunachak, Somyos ^a   Sobhon, Prasert ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LUNG DISEASE; MASK; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOLOGY; SMOKE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LUNG DISEASES; MASKS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PARTICLE SIZE; SMOKE;

EID: 0032037042     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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