Nonablative phototherapy for acne vulgaris using the KTP 532 nm laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1290-1296

  Baugh, William P ^a,b,d   Kucaba, Walter D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Full Spectrum Dermatology   (United States)

^c ANMED HEALTH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; GLYCOLIC ACID; ISOTRETINOIN; KTP 532; RETINOID; SULFACETAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LASER; MALE; MYALGIA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE 532 LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEBACEOUS CYST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744608486     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200510000-00005     Document Type: Article

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