Comparison of Transient Heart Rate Reduction Associated with Acupuncture Stimulation in Supine and Sitting Subjects

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Imai, Kenji ^a   Kitakoji, Hiroshi ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Autonomic nerves; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; SITTING; STIMULATION; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0347761318     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.21.4.133     Document Type: Article

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