Radiant power determination of low-level laser therapy equipment and characterization of its clinical use procedures

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-639

  Guirro, Rinaldo Roberto De Jesus ^a   Weis, Luciana Cezimbra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University Metodist of Piracicaba   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL PROCEDURE; CLINICAL USE; DENSITY LEVELS; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; FISHER TEST; LASER EQUIPMENT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; QUALITATIVE DATA; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES;

LASER SURGERY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; LASERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; IRRADIATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 69249087757     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2361     Document Type: Article

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