The Acceleration of Wound Healing is not Attributed to Laser Skin Transmission

Laser Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-10

  Al Watban, FaroukA H ^a   Zhang, Xing Yang ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Biostimulation; Laser Therapy; Wound Healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005723125     PISSN: 08985901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5978/islsm.11.6     Document Type: Article

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