The use of a new diode laser for hair removal

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-34

  Sadick, Neil S ^a,c   Prieto, Victor G ^b   Alam, Murad ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037240845     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2003.29018.x     Document Type: Article

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