Treatment of rosacea with intense pulsed light: Significant improvement and long-lasting results

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 628-632

  Papageorgiou, P ^a   Clayton, W ^a   Norwood, S ^b   Chopra, S ^c   Rustin, M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intense pulsed light; Rosacea; Telangiectasia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSACEA; TELANGIECTASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEEK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROSACEA; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49749130488     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08702.x     Document Type: Article

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