Laser treatment of cutaneous vascular anomalies

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-50

  Kauvar, Arielle N B ^a,c   Wang, Raziya S ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c New York Laser and Skin Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; INTERFERON; VINCRISTINE;

ARGON LASER; ATROPHIC SKIN DISEASE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MORBIDITY; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; PYOGENIC GRANULOMA; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN DEFECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR TISSUE;

ARGON; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; LASERS; PORT-WINE STAIN;

EID: 4444287591     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1539685041690391     Document Type: Review

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