Scientific basis of laser energy

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 585-598

  Shaffer, Benjamin ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DC Sportsmedicine Institute   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EXCIMER LASER; HELIUM NEON LASER; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER; NEODYMIUM LASER; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ARTHROSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036813115     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(02)00007-8     Document Type: Review

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