Low level laser therapy in the treatment of pressure ulcers in spinal cord handicapped veterans living in Tehran

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-48

  Shojaei, Hadi ^a   Sokhangoei, Y ^b   Soroush, M R ^a  

^a JANBAZAN MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER JMERC   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Healing; Low level laser; Pressure ulcers; Spinal cord injury; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DIODE LASER; DISABILITY; HUMAN; IRAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VETERAN;

EID: 41449098943     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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