Treatment of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) with the carbon dioxide laser

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 127-130

  Campagnutta, E ^a   Parin, A ^a   De Piero, G ^a   Giorda, G ^a   Gallo, A ^a   Scarabelli, C ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide laser; Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; PRECANCER; SEXUAL FUNCTION; VAGINA CANCER;

EID: 0033058212     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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