Electroacupuncture in obese women: A randomized, controlled pilot study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 434-440

  Hsu, Chung Hua ^a,b   Hwang, Kung Chang ^b   Chao, Chung Liang ^b   Chang, Hen Hong ^c   Chou, Pesus ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCHYMOSIS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 22944492455     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2005.14.434     Document Type: Article

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