Why does carbon dioxide resurfacing work? A review

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 444-454

  Ross, E Victor ^a   McKinlay, Joseph R ^a   Anderson, R Rox ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN SURFACE; THERMAL INJURY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PHYSICS; RHYTIDOPLASTY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032913460     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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