Using a 308-nm excimer laser to treat vitiligo in Asians

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-19

  Al Otaibi, Sultan R ^a   Zadeh, Valid Bagher ^a   Al Abdulrazzaq, Adel H ^a   Tarrab, Sahar M ^a   Al Owaidi, Hesham A ^a   Mahrous, Rahma ^a   Kadyan, Randhir S ^a   Najem, Nabeel M ^a  

^a ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Excimer; Laser; Lasers; Vitilligo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KUWAIT; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249185486     PISSN: 13184458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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