Treatment of congenital nevomelanocytic nevi with the CO2 and Q-switched Alexandrite lasers

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 518-521

  Chong, Su Jean ^a   Jeong, Eugene ^a   Park, Hyun Jeong ^a   Lee, Jun Young ^a   Cho, Baik Kee ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; ARM; CLINICAL TRIAL; FACE; FINGER; LASER SURGERY; LEG; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LEG; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20844439848     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200505000-00004     Document Type: Article

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