Laser treatment of pediatric vascular lesions: Port wine stains and hemangiomas

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 261-285

  Stier, Meghan F ^a   Glick, Sharon A ^b   Hirsch, Ranella J ^a  

^a Skincare Doctors   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMANGIOMA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR LESION; YAG LASER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, DYE; MALE; PORT-WINE STAIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38349119727     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.10.492     Document Type: Article

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