Comparison of red and infrared low-level laser therapy in the treatment of acne vulgaris

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-130

  Aziz Jalali, Mir Hadi ^a   Tabaie, Seyed Mehdi ^b   Djavid, Gholamreza Esmaeeli ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; clinical trial; low level laser therapy

Indexed keywords

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED WAVELENGTH; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED LIGHT; RED LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; RED WAVELENGTH; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84860596597     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.94283     Document Type: Article

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