Randomised controlled study of early pulsed dye laser treatment of uncomplicated childhood haemangiomas: Results of a 1-year analysis

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9332, 2002, Pages 521-527

  Batta, Kapila ^a   Goodyear, Helen M ^b   Moss, Celia ^a   Williams, Hywel C ^c   Hiller, Louise ^d   Waters, Ruth ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PIGMENT DISORDER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED DYE LASER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ATROPHY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER;

EID: 0037125566     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09741-6     Document Type: Article

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