A novel sham moxibustion device: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-60

  Zhao, Baixiao ^a   Wang, Xinjuan ^a   Lin, Zhixiu ^b   Liu, Renquan ^a   Lao, Lixing ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Moxibustion; Placebo control; Randomization; Sham device

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEAT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOXIBUSTION; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; COMMON COLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 32244433046     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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