Long-pulse Nd:YAG 1064-nm laser treatment for onychomycosis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3288-3291

  Zhang, Rui na ^a   Wang, Dong kun ^a   Zhuo, Feng lin ^a   Duan, Xiao han ^a   Zhang, Xiao yan ^b   Zhao, Jun ying ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Laser; Onychomycosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEODYMIUM YAG LASER; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; THERAPY EFFECT; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866719368     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.18.017     Document Type: Article

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