New approaches to the laser treatment of vascular lesions

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-18

  Dover, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Port wine stains; Pulsed dye laser; Selective photothermolysis

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DIODE LASER; LASER SURGERY; LEG VARICOSIS; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PULSED DYE LASER; REVIEW; TELANGIECTASIA; VASCULAR LESION; YAG LASER;

HUMANS; LASERS; PORT-WINE STAIN; TELANGIECTASIS;

EID: 0034106795     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2000.00382.x     Document Type: Review

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