Therapeutic effects of low level laser therapy (LLLT) in knee osteoarthritis, compared to therapeutic ultrasound

Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-74

  Rayegani, Seyed Mansour ^a   Bahrami, Mohammad Hasan ^a   Elyaspour, Darioush ^a   Sanjari, Hosein ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Knee; Low level laser; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865140780     PISSN: 20089783     EISSN: 22286721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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