Variability in the diagnosis and point selection for persons with frequent headache by Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncturists

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 863-872

  Coeytaux, Remy R ^a   Chen, Wunian ^a   Lindemuth, Catherine E ^a   Tan, Yanmin ^a   Reilly, Aimee C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARGE INTESTINE; LIVER; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33751109226     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.863     Document Type: Article

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