Efficacy of low-level laser therapy for chronic cutaneous ulceration in humans: A review and discussion

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 991-1000

  Sobanko, Joseph F ^b   Alster, Tina S ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGIC LASER SURGERY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 48449105428     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34197.x     Document Type: Review

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