Successful treatment of diabetic foot ulcers with low-level laser therapy

Foot

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 184-187

  Kazemi Khoo, N ^a  

^a MILAD HOSPITAL   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot ulcer; Grades II and III ulcers; Laser acupuncture; Low level laser therapy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ULCER; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751185746     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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