Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids Using Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
β Scribed by O. Onur Erol; Ali Gurlek; Galip Agaoglu; Ela Topcuoglu; Hayat Oz
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 302 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-216X
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