De qi: Chinese acupuncture patients' experiences and beliefs regarding acupuncture needling sensation - An exploratory survey

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 158-165

  Mao, Jun J ^a   Farrar, John T ^a   Armstrong, Katrina ^a   Donahue, Alethea ^a   Ngo, Jessica ^b   Bowman, Marjorie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Needle sensation; Survey methods; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLING SENSATION; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 38549096144     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.25.4.158     Document Type: Article

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