Publications by authors named "Seema Dhimmer"

Objective: Laser phototherapy has been widely used to relieve pain for more than 30 years, but its efficacy remains controversial. To ascertain the overall effect of phototherapy on pain, we aggregated the literature and subjected the studies to statistical meta-analysis.

Methods: Relevant original studies were gathered from every available source and coded.

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Objective: The effect of phototherapy on tissue repair was determined by aggregating the literature and using statistical meta-analysis to analyze pertinent studies published between 2000 and 2007.

Background Data: Phototherapy has been used for more than 40 y; however, its efficacy on tissue repair remains contentious.

Method: Related original studies were gathered from every available source.

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