PHOTOTHERAPY FOR MILD TO MODERATE ACNE VULGARIS WITH PORTABLE BLUE AND RED LED

GUANGDA LIU; CHANGE PAN; KAI LI; YUAN TAN; XUNBIN WEI

doi:10.1142/s1793545811001241

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