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Photobiomodulation therapy and the clinical reality in Brazil: response to the letter to the editor

Authors: Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Fabiano Politti, Adriano Rodrigues de Oliveira, Cheila de Souza Bacelar Pereira, Aron Charles Barbosa da Silva, Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2021

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We are extremely honored to know that our work has a wide reach within the area of photobiomodulation therapy. We understand the questions and conflicting points raised by the authors of the Letter to the Editor and consider them important. However, we consider that some caveats and explanations are necessary in response. …

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Title: Photobiomodulation therapy and the clinical reality in Brazil: response to the letter to the editor
Authors: Cid André Fidelis de Paula Gomes
Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho
Fabiano Politti
Adriano Rodrigues de Oliveira
Cheila de Souza Bacelar Pereira
Aron Charles Barbosa da Silva
Daniela Aparecida Biasotto-Gonzalez
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03906-x

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