Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 61-68 , March 2006

Different pain sensations in photodynamic therapy of nodular basal cell carcinoma: Results from a prospective trial and a review of the literature

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Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 61-68 , March 2006

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