Single-use acupuncture needles: Scanning electron-microscopy of needle-tips

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-18

  Hayhoe, Simon ^a   McCrossan, Maria ^a   Smith, Aden ^a   Ellis, David ^a   Croft, Simon ^a   Man, Fong Mei ^a  

^a District General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Acupuncture needles; Electron microscopy; Needle manufacture; Quality control; Silicone coating

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NEEDLE; PAPER; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCRATCHING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0036193391     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.20.1.11     Document Type: Article

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