[Effective removal of certain skin pigment spots (lentigines) using the Q-switched ruby laser].

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Published in Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd on February 15, 1997

Authors

M D Njoo1, W Westerhof

Author Affiliations

1: Academisch Medisch Centrum, Nederlands Instituut voor Pigmentstoornissen, Amsterdam.

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