Efficacy and safety of invasive laser acupuncture (650 and 830 nm) on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot randomized clinical trial.

Jang R, Yang C, Kim JH, Nam D, Shin JC, Park GC, Kang BK, Shin KM, Kim AR

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353654
Published: 2026
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0353654,
  title = {Efficacy and safety of invasive laser acupuncture (650 and 830 nm) on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot randomized clinical trial.},
  author = {Jang R and Yang C and Kim JH and Nam D and Shin JC and Park GC and Kang BK and Shin KM and Kim AR},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0353654},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353654}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy and safety of invasive laser acupuncture (650 and 830 nm) on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot randomized clinical trial.
AU  - Jang R
AU  - Yang C
AU  - Kim JH
AU  - Nam D
AU  - Shin JC
AU  - Park GC
AU  - Kang BK
AU  - Shin KM
AU  - Kim AR
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0353654
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R, J., C, Y., JH, K., D, N., JC, S., GC, P., BK, K., KM, S., & AR, K. (2026). Efficacy and safety of invasive laser acupuncture (650 and 830 nm) on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot randomized clinical trial.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353654

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