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In vivo histological evaluation of a novel ablative fractional resurfacing device†
Article first published online: 20 FEB 2007
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20468
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Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
Special Issue: Dermatologic Laser Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 2, pages 96–107, February 2007
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Hantash, B. M., Bedi, V. P., Kapadia, B., Rahman, Z., Jiang, K., Tanner, H., Chan, K. F. and Zachary, C. B. (2007), In vivo histological evaluation of a novel ablative fractional resurfacing device. Lasers Surg. Med., 39: 96–107. doi: 10.1002/lsm.20468
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- Issue published online: 20 FEB 2007
- Article first published online: 20 FEB 2007
- Manuscript Accepted: 31 OCT 2006
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