Advances in photorejuvenation and the current status of photodynamic therapy

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-61

  Nootheti, Pavan K ^a   Goldman, Mitchel P ^a  

^a La Jolla Spa MD   (United States)

Author keywords

aminolevulinic acid; intense pulsed light; photodamage; photorejuvenation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879686826     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: 17469880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469872.1.1.51     Document Type: Article

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