Clinical efficacy of self-applied blue light therapy for mild-to-moderate facial acne

Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Gold, Michael H ^a   Andriessen, Anneke ^b   Biron, Julie ^a   Andriessen, Hinke ^b  

^a Tennessee Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^b RBC Consultants ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMEDO; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FACE; FACE BLEMISH; FACE DISORDER; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MALE; PAPULE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PUSTULE; RANK SUM TEST; SAFETY; SATISFACTION; STUDENT T TEST; TIME; WELLBEING;

EID: 77954309023     PISSN: 19412789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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