Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49 , March 2010

Effect of light emitting diodes in the photodynamic therapy of rheumatoid arthritis

  • Jitesh Neupane, BE

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☆ Grant support: This research is funded by the College of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Sciences, Dhana Ganesh, Handigaun Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal.

PII: S1572-1000(09)00169-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.12.006

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 44-49 , March 2010

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