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Fractional non-ablative laser-assisted drug delivery leads to improvement in male and female pattern hair loss

Ana Carina Junqueira Bertina Clínica Groenlândia 462, São Paulo-Brasil, Brazil
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Adriana Vilarinhob Clínica Adriana Vilarinho, São Paulo-Brasil, Brazil
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Ana Lúcia Ariano Junqueiraa Clínica Groenlândia 462, São Paulo-Brasil, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 391-394 | Received 22 Aug 2017, Accepted 08 Dec 2017, Published online: 16 Feb 2018

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