Comparison of trichloroacetic acid solution and cryosurgery in the treatment of solar lentigines

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 829-831

  Lugo Janer, Alexander ^a   Lugo Somolinos, Aida ^a   Sanchez, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOSURGERY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAND; HEALING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LENTIGO; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

CAUSTICS; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LENTIGO; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0142186784     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01951.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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