Effects of abdominal electroacupuncture on parameters related to obesity in obese women: A pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-100

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a   Hwan Kim, Jeong ^b   Lim, Hyun Ja ^c   Shin, Byung Cheul ^b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Chodang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Obesity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROL GROUP; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KOREA; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROL GROUPS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MERIDIANS; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33645999937     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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