In vivo trial comparing patients' tolerance of Q-switched Alexandrite (QS Alex) and Q-switched neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (QS Nd:YAG) lasers in the treatment of nevus of Ota

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-28

  Chan, Henry H L ^a,b   King, Walter W K ^a   Chan, Eric S Y ^a   Mok, Chun On ^a   Ho, Wai Sun ^a   Van Krevel, Charlotte ^a   Lau, W Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nevus of Ota; Q switched lasers; Tolerability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OTA NEVUS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BERYLLIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEODYMIUM; NEVUS OF OTA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032906402     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1999)24:1<24::AID-LSM5>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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