Topical photodynamic therapy using intense pulsed light for treatment of actinic keratosis: Clinical and histopathologic evaluation

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-37

  Hyung, Su Kim ^a   Jong, Yeop Yoo ^a   Kwang, Hyun Cho ^a   Oh, Sang Kwon ^a   Sang, Eun Moon ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PAIN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844307172     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31003     Document Type: Article

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