Clinic-epidemiological evaluation of ulcers in patients with leprosy sequelae and the effect of low level laser therapy on wound healing: A randomized clinical trial

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Barreto, Josafá G ^a,b   Salgado, Claudio G ^a,c  

^a Dermato Immunology Laboratory UEPA/UFPA/Marcello Candia   (Brazil)

^b University Campus of Castanhal UFPA Castanhal ^*  (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ULCER; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; WOUND HEALING; ADOLESCENT; AGED; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955302244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-237     Document Type: Article

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