Alexandrite laser for the treatment of port wine stains refractory to pulsed dye laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1268-1278

  Tierney, Emily P ^a,b   Hanke, C William ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Indiana   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXANDRITE LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSED DYE LASER; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SKIN COLOR; TISSUE REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, DYE; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PORT-WINE STAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052331708     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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