A meta-analysis of the efficacy of phototherapy in tissue repair

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 695-702

  Fulop, Andras M ^a   Dhimmer, Seema ^a   Deluca, James R ^a   Johanson, David D ^a   Lenz, Richard V ^a   Patel, Keyuri B ^a   Douris, Peter C ^a   Enwemeka, Chukuka S ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EFFECT SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS; HUMAN STUDY; HUMAN TISSUES; META-ANALYSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSITIVE EFFECTS; TISSUE REPAIR; TREATMENT EFFECTS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; REPAIR;

TISSUE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND HEALING;

HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70449126035     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2009.2550     Document Type: Article

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