Acute Cervical Pain is Relieved with Gallium Arsenide (Gaas) Laser Radiation. A Double-Blind Preliminary Study

Laser Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-154

  Soriano, Fernando A ^a   Rios, Roxana ^a   Pedrola, Miguel ^a   Giagnorio, Jaquelina ^a   Battagliotti, Carlos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

cervical pain; gallium arsenide laser; low leve! laser therapy; osteoarticular pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007340316     PISSN: 08985901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5978/islsm.8.149     Document Type: Article

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