Acupuncture and bronchial asthma: A long-term randomized study of the effects of real versus sham acupuncture compared to controls in patients with bronchial asthma

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 737-750

  Medici, Tullio C ^a   Grebski, Elzbieta ^a   Wu, Jiamin ^a   Hinz, Georg ^b   Wüthrich, Brunello ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Study Planning and Data Analysis Zurich ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036974171     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10755530260511748     Document Type: Article

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