Effects of low power laser irradiation on bone healing in animals: A meta-analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Bashardoust Tajali, Siamak ^a   MacDermid, Joy C ^a,b   Houghton, Pamela ^a   Grewal, Ruby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

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EID: 77649173618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-5-1     Document Type: Review

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