The new 940-nanometer diode laser: An effective treatment for leg venulectasia

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 768-774

  Passeron, Thierry ^a   Olivier, Valérie ^a   Duteil, Luc ^a   Desruelles, François ^a   Fontas, Eric ^a   Ortonne, Jean Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 0038284702     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.191     Document Type: Article

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