Efficacy and safety of short-pulse erbium:YAG laser in the treatment of acquired melanocytic nevi

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-260

  Baba, Mete ^a   Bal, Nebil ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; NEVUS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YAG LASER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645051487     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.32043.x     Document Type: Article

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