Pendulaser carbon dioxide resurfacing laser versus electrodesiccation with curettage in the treatment of isolated, recalcitrant psoriatic plaques

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 660-666

  Asawanonda, Pravit ^a,b   Anderson, R Rox ^a   Taylor, Charles R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0033912345     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.103804     Document Type: Article

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