Low-Intensity Laser Therapy for Painful Symptoms of Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy: A controlled trial

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 921-924

  Zinman, Lorne H ^a   Ngo, Mylan ^a   Ng, Eduardo T ^a   Nwe, Khin T ^a   Gogov, Sven ^a   Bril, Vera ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842590473     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.4.921     Document Type: Article

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