LED phototherapy improves healing of nipple trauma: A pilot study

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 172-178

  De Abreu Chaves, Maria Emília ^a   Araújo, Angélica Rodrigues ^b   Santos, Suellen Fonsêca ^a   Pinotti, Marcos ^a   Oliveira, Leandro Soares ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROL GROUPS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDIES; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE;

LASER SURGERY;

HEALTH;

DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NIPPLE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CARE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST FEEDING; DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; NIPPLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857555570     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2011.3119     Document Type: Article

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