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Energy Delivery Devices for Cutaneous Remodeling:  Lasers, Lights, and Radio Waves

Murad Alam, MD; Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC; Kenneth A. Arndt, MD
Arch Dermatol. 2003;139(10):1351-1360. doi:10.1001/archderm.139.10.1351.
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