Treatment errors resulting from use of lasers and IPL by medical laypersons: Results of a nationwide survey;Behandlungsfehler durch medizinische Laien bei Laser- und IPL-Anwendungen: Ergebnisse einer bundesweiten Erhebung

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-156

  Hammes, Stefan ^a,d   Karsai, Syrus ^c,d   Metelmann, Hans Robert ^d   Pohl, Laura ^a   Kaiser, Kathrine ^a   Park, Bo Hyun ^a   Raulin, Christian ^a,b  

^a LASERKLINIK KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Darmstadt Hospital   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTENSE PULSED LIGHT THERAPY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; TATTOO REMOVAL; TATTOOING; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

EID: 84873720860     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2012.08042.x     Document Type: Review

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