Biphasic dose response in low level lightherapy

Dose-Response

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-383

  Huang, Ying Ying ^a   Chen, Aaron C H ^b   Carroll, James D ^c   Hamblin, Michael R ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THOR Photomedicine Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 73149085248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15593258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.09-027.Hamblin     Document Type: Article

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