Outcome of erbium:yttrium aluminium garnet laser resurfacing treatments

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-433

  Cole, R P ^a   Widdowson, D ^b   Moore, J C ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CANNIESBURN PLASTIC SURGERY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erbium:YAG; Laser; Patient satisfaction; Questionnaire; Resurfacing

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEMANGIOFIBROMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEVUS; PATCH TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCAR FORMATION; SELF REPORT; SKIN SURFACE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKIN DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52949111566     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-007-0509-z     Document Type: Article

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