Effects of electroacupuncture in reducing weight and waist circumference in obese women: A randomized crossover trial

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1379-1384

  Hsu, C H ^a,b   Hwang, K C ^b   Chao, C L ^b   Lin, J G ^c   Kao, S T ^c   Chou, P ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Electroacupuncture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ECCHYMOSIS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27944447385     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802997     Document Type: Article

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