Application of Lasers in Transplantation Procedures for Vitiligo

Surgical Management of Vitiligo

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 259-266

  Acikel, Cengiz ^a   Ulkur, Ersin ^a   Celikoz, Bahattin ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CO2 laser resurfacing; Lasers; Skin grafting; Transplantation; Vitiligo

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649093362     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987568.ch34     Document Type: Chapter

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