Cryogen spray equipped alexandrite laser: Comfort for patients - Chemical hazard for professionals.

Burns

Gulane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Unit, Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: March 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2015.05.027DOI Listing

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