Laser treatment for stroke

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 961-965

  Lampl, Yair ^a  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Low level laser treatment; Photon; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NERVE LESION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STROKE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL;

EID: 34548041153     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.7.8.961     Document Type: Review

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