Treatment of actinic keratoses: Why, when and how?

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 331-333

  Steinkraus, Volker ^a   Böer, Almut ^a  

^a DERMATOLOGIKUM HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; FLUOROURACIL; IMIQUIMOD; ISOTRETINOIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CURETTAGE; EDITORIAL; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRECANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 33750048730     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.27747     Document Type: Editorial

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