Skin optical clearing for improvement of laser tattoo removal
β Scribed by A. N. Bashkatov; E. A. Genina; V. V. Tuchin; G. B. Altshuler
- Book ID
- 110208318
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 535 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1054-660X
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