The role of laser and light sources in the treatment of leg veins

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 328-336

  Dover, Jeffrey S ^a,d   Sadick, Neil S ^b   Goldman, Mitchel P ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Dermatology Associates of San Diego County Inc   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARGON LASER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; DIODE LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; REVIEW; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT PLANNING; VARICOSIS; EDITORIAL; LASER; LEG; LIGHT; SCLEROTHERAPY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; LEG; LIGHT; SCLEROTHERAPY; TELANGIECTASIS;

EID: 0033107285     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.1999.08227.x     Document Type: Review

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