A review of monochromatic light devices for the treatment of alopecia areata

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 435-444

  Darwin, Evan ^a   Arora, Harleen ^a   Hirt, Penelope A ^a   Wikramanayake, Tongyu Cao ^a   Jimenez, Joaquin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Alopecia areata; Excimer laser; Lasers; Low level light therapy

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA AREATA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE SAFETY; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEVICES; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; MALE; META ANALYSIS; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ALOPECIA AREATA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, EXCIMER; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85038225268     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-017-2412-6     Document Type: Review

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