The effect of acupuncture on allergic rhinitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-115

  Magnusson, Anna Lena ^a   Svensson, Rita E B ^a   Leirvik, Carin ^a   Gunnarsson, Ronny K ^b,c  

^a Bollebygd's Prim Health Care Center   (Sweden)

^b Res/Devmt Unit in Prim Hlth Care   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Allergic rhinitis; Mugwort; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAMNESIS; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ARTEMISIA; HAY FEVER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ARTEMISIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042631562     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04001813     Document Type: Article

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