Treatment of vitiligo by 308-nm excimer laser: An evaluation of variables affecting treatment response

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 152-156

  Ostovari, N ^a   Passeron, T ^a   Zakaria, W ^a   Fontas, E ^a   Larouy, J C ^a   Blot, J F ^a   Lacour, J Ph ^a   Ortonne, J P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

308 nm excimer laser; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ESTHETICS; EVALUATION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITILIGO;

EID: 4344582830     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20057     Document Type: Article

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