A case report of low intensity laser therapy (LILT) in the management of venous ulceration: Potential effects of wound debridement upon efficacy

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-22

  Lagan, Katie M ^a   McDonough, Suzanne M ^a   Clements, B Alyson ^a   Baxter, G David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW INTENSITY LASER THERAPY (LILT); WOUND DEBRIDEMENT;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; VEIN DISEASE; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSAGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033995875     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.2000.18.15     Document Type: Article

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