Interaction of excimer laser with blood components and thrombosis

Life Science Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Ma, Hongbao ^a,b   Yang, Yan ^b   Cherng, Shen ^c  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood; Excimer laser; Thrombosis; Vascular

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349121192     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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