Can carbon dioxide laser substitute moxibustion?

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 290-

  Jang, Insoo ^a,b   Park, Jongbae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b Woosuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; LETTER; MOXIBUSTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

HUMANS; LASERS, GAS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MOXIBUSTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61349161731     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-008-0586-7     Document Type: Letter

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