Acupuncture, a promising adjunctive therapy for essential hypertension: A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

Neurological Research

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Yin, ChangShik ^a   Seo, ByungKwan ^b   Park, Hi Joon ^c   Cho, Miran ^d   Jung, WooSang ^b   Choue, Ryowon ^d   Kim, ChangHwan ^b   Park, Hun Kuk ^c   Lee, Hyejung ^c   Koh, HyeongGyun ^b  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d Department of Medical Nutrition   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Blood pressure; Clinical trials; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SAAM ACUPUNCTURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947589697     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164107X172220     Document Type: Article

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