History of lasers in dermatology

Current Problems in Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Geiges, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CANCER THERAPY; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENGINEERING; ESTHETICS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LASER; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; REVIEW; SPECTRUM;

DERMATOLOGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; SKIN DISEASES;

DERMATOLOGY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER BEAMS; LASER SURGERY;

ALBERT EINSTEIN; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOMEDICAL EFFECTS; LASER SYSTEMS; MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION; PIGMENTED LESIONS; RADIANT ENERGY;

LASER THEORY;

EID: 80052039665     PISSN: 14215721     EISSN: 16622944     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000328225     Document Type: Review

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