Treatment of vitiligo with the 308 nm excimer laser

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-137

  Esposito, M ^a   Soda, R ^a   Costanzo, A ^a   Chimenti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ERYTHEMA; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO;

EID: 1642370670     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2004.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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