Red light phototherapy alone is effective for acne vulgaris: Randomized, single-blinded clinical trial

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1228-1233

  Na, Jung Im ^a   Suh, Dae Hun ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED LIGHT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOLUNTEER; DERMATOLOGY; LEG ULCER; MONOTHERAPY; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34848813569     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33258.x     Document Type: Article

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