Are acupuncture points tender? A blinded study of Spleen 6

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-155

  Janovsky, B ^a   White, A R ^a   Filshie, J ^a   Hart, A ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034090779     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2000.6.149     Document Type: Article

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