Efficacy of erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser-assisted delivery of topical anesthetic

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 542-547

  Yun, Patricia Lee ^a   Tachihara, Rieko ^a   Anderson, R Rox ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMLA; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; SKIN SURFACE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; STRATUM CORNEUM; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VEIN PUNCTURE;

EID: 0036787046     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.124819     Document Type: Article

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