The light revival: Does phototherapy promote wound healing? A review

Foot

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-124

  Whinfield, A L ^a   Aitkenhead, I ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foot; Healing; Leg; Light therapy; Low level laser; Phototherapy; Ulcer; Wound

Indexed keywords

BURN; CELL STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LEG ULCER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL WOUND; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PHOTOTHERAPY; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67349140915     PISSN: 09582592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2009.01.004     Document Type: Review

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