Laser therapy: A randomized, controlled trial of the effects of low- intensity Nd:YAG laser irradiation on musculoskeletal back pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 647-652

  Basford, Jeffrey R ^a   Sheffield, Charles G ^a   Harmsen, William S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YAG LASER;

EID: 0033037094     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90167-3     Document Type: Article

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