Lentigo maligna - Outcomes of treatment with Q-Switched Nd:YAG and Alexandrite lasers

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 607-612

  Madan, Vishal ^a   August, Paul J ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUTCHINSON'S MELANOTIC FRECKLE; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64349122265     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01099.x     Document Type: Article

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