Clinical and histological effect of a single treatment of normal mode alexandrite (755 nm) laser on small melanocytic nevi

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 209-215

  Reda, Ashraf M ^a,b   Taha, Ibrahim R ^b   Riad, Hassan A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Thomairy General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

laser; nevocellular nevi; normal mode alexandrite laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033302462     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14628839950516698     Document Type: Article

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