The use of variable pulse width frequency doubled Nd:YAG 532 nm laser in the treatment of port-wine stain in Chinese patients

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 657-661

  Chan, Henry H ^a,d   Chan, Edmond ^b   Kono, Taro ^c   Ying, Shun Yuen ^b   Ho, Wai Sun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SCAR;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PORT-WINE STAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033912553     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2000.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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