Cardiovascular and endocrine effects of acupuncture in hypertensive patients

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1047-1063

  Chiu, Yeong Jen ^a   Chi, Andrew ^a   Reid, Ian A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Blood pressure; Cortisol; Hypertension; Renin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; RENIN RELEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0009050259     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641969709083204     Document Type: Article

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