Aesthetic applications of intense pulsed light

Aesthetic Applications of Intense Pulsed Light

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-133

  Fodor, Lucian ^a,b,c   Ullmann, Yehuda ^b   Elman, Monica ^d  

^a Emergency District Hospital   (Romania)

^b Rambam Health Care Camp   (Israel)

^c Chirurgie I   (Romania)

^d Private Dental Practice   (Israel)

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EID: 84892061775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-456-2     Document Type: Book

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