Acupuncture for gait disorders in the elderly [1]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 643-644

  Seki, Takashi ^a   Kurusu, Masayuki ^a   Arai, Hiroyuki ^a   Sasaki, Hidetada ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEEDLE; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 1842683235     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52178_1.x     Document Type: Letter

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