Laser Surgery: Resources

BOOKS

• Carlson, Karen J., et al. The Harvard Guide to Women's Health. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1996.

PERIODICALS

• "Laser Procedures for Nearsightedness." FDA Consumer (Jan./Feb. 1996): 2.
• "Laser Resurfacing Slows the Hands of Time." Harvard Health Letter (Aug. 1996): 4-5.
• "Lasers." Mayo Clinic Health Letter (July 1994): 1-3.
• "Lasers: Bright Lights of the Medical World." Cosmopolitan, May 1995, 262-265.
• "Lasers for Skin Surgery." Harvard Women's Health Watch (Mar. 1997): 2-3.
• "Lasers—Hope or Hype?" American Health (June 1994): 68-72, 103.
• "The Light Fantastic." Helix (Winter 1989): 3-9.
• "New Cancer Therapies That Ease Pain, Extend Life." Cancer Smart (June 1997): 8-10.
• "New Laser Surgery for Angina." HealthNews (6 May 1997): 3-4.
• "Saving Face." Essence, Aug. 1997, 24, 26, 28.
• "Under the Gun." Mirabella, Jan./Feb. 1996, 108-110.
• "What a Laser Can and Cannot Do." San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 1994, 22, 24.

ORGANIZATIONS

• American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 930 N. Meacham Road, P.O. Box 4014, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4014. (847) 330-9830. <http://www.asds-net.org>.
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. 2404 Stewart Square, Wausau, WI 54401. (715) 845-9283. <http://www.aslms.org>.
• Cancer Information Service. (800) 422-6237.
• National Cancer Institute. Building 31, Room 10A31, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2580, Bethesda, MD 20892-2580. (800) 422-6237. <http://www.nci.nih.gov>.

OTHER

• Haggerty, Maureen. "ASLMS Guidelines for Office-Based Laser Procedures." A Healthy Me Page. 19 Mar. 1998 <http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic100587070>.
• "Facts About Laser Surgery." Glaucoma Research Foundation Page. 12 Mar. 1998 <http://www.glaucoma.org/fslaser-sur.html>.
• "Refractive Eye Surgery." Mayo Clinic Online. 15 Mar. 1998 <http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9707/htm/refract.htm>.
• "What is Laser?" The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Page. 19 Mar. 1998 <http://www.asds-net.org>.
• [Article by: Maureen Haggerty]



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