Low intensity laser and phototherapy for rheumatoid arthritis

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 311-320

  Goats, Geoffrey C ^a,b,c,e   Hunter, John A ^d   Flett, E ^d   Stirling, A ^d  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser; Phototherapy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; LASER; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MORNING STIFFNESS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVITIS; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 9344267141     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66866-6     Document Type: Article

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