Effectiveness of 308-nm Excimer Laser Therapy in Treating Alopecia Areata, Determined by Examining the Treated Sides of Selected Alopecic Patches

Dermatology

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 70-76

  Byun, Ji Won ^a   Moon, Jong Hyuk ^a   Bang, Chan Yl ^a   Shin, Jeonghyun ^a   Choi, Gwang Seong ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

308 nm excimer laser; Alopecia areata

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SKIN EDEMA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937519937     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: 14219832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000381912     Document Type: Article

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