Lasers in ethnic skin: A review

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Jackson, Brooke A ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Skin Wellness Center of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DERMATOLOGY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038454984     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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