Treatment of nevus spilus with the Q-switched ruby laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 365-369

  Grevelink, Joop M ^a,b   González, Salvador ^a   Bonoan, Rowena ^a   Vibhagool, Chitralada ^a   Gonzalez, Ernesto ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YAG LASER;

EID: 1842372695     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1997.tb00062.x     Document Type: Article

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