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Vitiligo and pigmentation disorders

Non-ablative 1550 nm fractional laser therapy not effective for erythema dyschromicum perstans and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: a pilot study

Marije W. Kroon Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1100DD Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bas S. Wind Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Arne A. Meesters Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Albert Wolkerstorfer Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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J. P. Wietze van der Veen Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1105AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands; The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL), NL-1006BE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jan D. Bos Department of Dermatology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Allard C. Van der Wal Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Johan F. Beek Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, NL-1100DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Pages 339-344 | Received 23 Nov 2010, Accepted 09 Jan 2011, Published online: 14 Jul 2011

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