Lasers in the military for cutaneous disease and wound healing

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-150

  Ross, E V ^a   Chhieng, N ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BURN; DEBRIDEMENT; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN DISEASE; TATTOO; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032916581     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8635(05)70075-9     Document Type: Article

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