Electro-acupuncture and Chinese herbs for treatment of cervical intervertebral disk disease in a dog

Journal of Veterinary Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-98

  Hayashi, Ayne Murata ^a   Matera, Júlia Maria ^a   Da Silva, Tatiana Soares ^a   Pinto, Ana Carolina Brandão De Campos Fonseca ^a   Cortopassi, Sílvia Renata Gaido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chinese herbs; Disk disease; Dog; Motor recovery

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33847619403     PISSN: 1229845X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2007.8.1.95     Document Type: Article

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