Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 189-194 , September 2009

Photodynamic therapy in treatment of port wine stain birthmarks—Recent progress

  • Kai-Hua Yuan

      Affiliations

    • Laser Plastic and Aesthetic Center, The General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command (Liuhuaqiao Hospital), Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Qin Li

      Affiliations

    • Laser Plastic and Aesthetic Center, The General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command (Liuhuaqiao Hospital), Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Wen-Lin Yu

      Affiliations

    • Laser Plastic and Aesthetic Center, The General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command (Liuhuaqiao Hospital), Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • Zheng Huang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laser Plastic and Aesthetic Center, The General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command (Liuhuaqiao Hospital), Guangzhou, PR China
    • AMC Cancer Center, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Colorado University Health Sciences Center, Radiation Oncology Department, 1600 Pierce Street, AMC Cancer Center, Denver, CO 80214, USA. Tel.: +1 303 2393567; fax: +1 303 2393562.

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PII: S1572-1000(09)00128-8

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.08.001

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 189-194 , September 2009

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