Pulsed dye laser treatment of burn scars: Alleviation or irritation?

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-213

  Allison, K P ^a,d   Kiernan, M N ^b   Waters, R A ^a   Clement, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ICN Photonics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alleviation or irritation; Burn scars; Pulsed Dye Laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BURN SCAR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MORBIDITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRURITUS; PULSED DYE LASER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR FORMATION; SYMPTOM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0344837846     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(02)00280-2     Document Type: Article

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