Clinical efficacy of home-use blue-light therapy for mild-to moderate acne

Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 308-314

  Gold, Michael H ^a,b,c   Sensing, Whitney ^d   Biron, Julie A ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Tennessee Clinical Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Blue light therapy; Home use device

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 81455133743     PISSN: 14764172     EISSN: 14764180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14764172.2011.630081     Document Type: Article

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