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Photodynamic therapy

Photodynamic therapy of port-wine stains

Yuan-Gang Lu Department of Dermatology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jin-Jin Wu Department of Dermatology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Ya-Dong Yang Department of Dermatology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Hong-Zhen Yang Department of Dermatology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yang He Department of Dermatology, Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
Pages 240-244 | Received 10 May 2009, Accepted 14 Jul 2010, Published online: 30 May 2010

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