Pulsed dye laser treatment of rosacea improves erythema, symptomatology, and quality of life

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 592-599

  Tan, Stephen R ^a,b   Tope, Whitney D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University Hospital 3240   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FLUSHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NOSE ALA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PULSED DYE LASER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; ROSACEA; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROSACEA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 4644228503     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.04.010     Document Type: Article

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