Effects of contralateral electroacupuncture on brain function: A double-blind, randomized, pilot clinical trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 813-815

  Woo, Young Min ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b,c   Nam, Young ^a   Cho, Hye Jin ^b   Shin, Byung Cheul ^d  

^a National Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC DISK; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33845566686     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.813     Document Type: Article

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