Pulsed Alexandrite Laser for the Treatment of Leg Telangiectasia and Reticular Veins
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Dermatology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0003-987X
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.136.11.1371