Contraindications in noninvasive laser therapy: Truth and fiction

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 341-343

  Navratil, Leos ^a,b,c   Kymplova, Jaroslava ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Laser Centrum THERAP TILIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; DISEASES; HISTOLOGY; IRRADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

LASER THERAPY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ABDOMEN; ANAMNESIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD DISEASE; CARCINOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPSY; FEVER; GONAD; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; RETINA; SAFETY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 0036899566     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454702320901134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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