The science of acupuncture-theory and practice: I. Introduction

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 52-57

  Tsuei, Julia J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

^c Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^g Grad Inst of Traditional Medicine

^h Foundation for East West Medicine   (Taiwan)

ⁱ Foundation for East West Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; DISEASES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NEEDLES; PATIENT TREATMENT; SKIN; STAINLESS STEEL; TISSUE;

CHINESE MEDICINE; ELECTRODERMAL SCREENING SYSTEM; INTERNAL ORGANS; MERIDIAN SYSTEM; STAINLESS STEEL ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ACUPUNCTURE; BIOENERGY; CHINESE MEDICINE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; THEORY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0030152739     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.499758     Document Type: Article

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