Low level laser therapy for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: A critical survey

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Beckmann, Kathrin H ^a   Meyer Hamme, Gesa ^a   Schröder, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PROSTAGLANDIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; EPITHELIZATION; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 84897562235     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/626127     Document Type: Review

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