An analytic review of studies on measuring effects of external Qi in China

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 38-50

  Chen, Kevin W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b World Inst for Self Healing Inc

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHINESE MEDICINE; HEALING; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SENSOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; STANDARD;

BREATHING EXERCISES; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); NEOPLASMS; QI; RESEARCH DESIGN; YIN-YANG;

EID: 4143079527     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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