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Research Article

420 nm intense continuous light therapy for acne

Tokuya Omi Department of Dermatology Queen's Square Medical Center Yokohama Japan
,
Peter Bjerring Department of Dermatology Nippon Medical School
,
Shigeru Sato Department of Dermatology Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
,
Seiji Kawana Central Institute for Electron Microscopic Researches Nippon Medical School
,
Raleigh Hankins Third Diagnostic Division Health Sciences Research Institute
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Mitsuyoshi Honda Department of Dermatology Queen's Square Medical Center Yokohama Japan
Pages 156-162 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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