Effects of the weather conditions on mood and behaviour: The role of acupuncture points

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-20

  Sher, L ^a,b  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; WEATHER;

EID: 0030060852     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90229-7     Document Type: Article

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