Studies on the psychosomatic functioning of Ill-health according to eastern and western medicine 3. Two treatment methods using kampo medication for stress-related and lifestyle disease

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 315-329

  Takeichi, Masashi ^a   Sato, Takeshi ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QI; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033257633     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x99000367     Document Type: Article

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