Wood's light in dermatology

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 801-807

  Asawanonda, Pravit ^a   Taylor, Charles R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPIGMENTATION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LIGHT; METABOLIC DISORDER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODYNAMICS; PHYSICS; PIGMENT DISORDER; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SKIN INFECTION; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0032713056     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00794.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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