Patient characteristics for outpatient acupuncture in Beijing, China

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 565-572

  Napadow, Vitaly ^a,b   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BELL PALSY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042733301     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1075553041323849     Document Type: Article

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