Argon laser therapy of port-wine stains—Prediction of the effect by transcutaneous microscopy
✍ Scribed by M. R. Masser; D. P. Sammut; S. G. Jones; P. J. Saxby
- Book ID
- 105441381
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-8921
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