Efficacy and adverse effects of Q-switched ruby laser on solar lentigines: A prospective study of 91 patients with fitzpatrick skin type II, III, and IV

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1465-1468

  Sadighha, Afshin ^a   Saatee, Siavosh ^b   Muhaghegh Zahed, Golnaz ^a  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LASER; LENTIGO; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LENTIGO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55949090822     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34310.x     Document Type: Article

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