Lasers for treatment of vascular lesions

Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine

Volumn 9780857292810, Issue , 2011, Pages 33-43

  Michael, Daniel ^a   Kilmer, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUENCES; LIGHT WAVELENGTHS; PULSE DURATIONS; SELECTIVE PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; VASCULAR LESIONS;

LASER SURGERY;

EID: 84886700759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-281-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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