A prospective survey of patient experiences after laser skin resurfacing: Results from 21/2 years of follow-up

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1295-1299

  Batra, R Sonia ^a   Jacob, Carolyn I ^b   Hobbs, Lori ^c   Arndt, Kenneth A ^d,e,f,g   Dover, Jeffrey S ^e,f,g,h  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g SkinCare Physicians of Chestnut Hill   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PHOTODERMATOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; CICATRIX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN AGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141891966     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.139.10.1295     Document Type: Article

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