Investigating acupuncture using brain imaging techniques: The current state of play

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-319

  Lewith, George T ^a,d   White, Peter J ^b   Pariente, Jeremie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

^d Primary Medical Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Imaging; Review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 24344452575     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neh110     Document Type: Review

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