Acupuncture in the treatment of paralysis due to central nervous system damage

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 211-248

  Naeser, Margaret A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMA; HUMAN; PARALYSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VASODILATATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMA; HUMANS; PARALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VASODILATION;

EID: 0030089570     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1996.2.211     Document Type: Article

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