Surgical therapy of vitiligo: Current status

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 307-310

  Savant, Satish S ^a  

^a DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOSURGERY; ECCHYMOSIS; EDITORIAL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER SURGERY; LEACHING; MELANOCYTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITILIGO;

EID: 25444451119     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.16778     Document Type: Editorial

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