Low intensity laser therapy for chronic venous leg ulcers
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Low intensity laser therapy for chronic venous leg ulcers

Robert Ashford Professor of Podiatry/Head of School, Faculty of Health and Community Care, University of Central England, Birmingham
Katie Lagan , Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
Neil Brown GPs, Yardley Green Medical Centre, Birmingham
Carole Howell GPs, Yardley Green Medical Centre, Birmingham
Caroline Nolan GPs, Yardley Green Medical Centre, Birmingham
Donna Brady GPs, Yardley Green Medical Centre, Birmingham
Mary Walsh GPs, Yardley Green Medical Centre, Birmingham

Ulceration of the lower extremities is one of the most important medicosocial problems (Skobelkin et al 1990). In this article, two case studies show that it is the length of time that laser therapy is used that can have a significant impact on ulcer size.

Nursing Standard. 14, 3, 66-72. doi: 10.7748/ns1999.10.14.3.66.c2691

Keywords :

Leg ulcers - Wounds

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