Comparison of the efficacy of ultrasound and laser in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis;Lateral epi̇kondi̇li̇t tedavi̇si̇nde ultrason ve lazeri̇n karşilaştirmali etki̇nli̇ǧi̇

Journal of Rheumatology and Medical Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-268

  Borman, Pinar ^a   Seçkin, Ümit ^a   Çalişkan, Zeynep ^a   Yücel, Metin ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lateral epicondylitis; Low density laser; Therapeutic ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 35348933856     PISSN: 13000691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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