A study of electrical conductance of meridian in the obese during weight reduction

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 417-425

  Weng, Ching Sung ^a   Hung, Yu Li ^b   Shyu, Liang Yu ^a   Chang, Yung Hsien ^c  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrical conductance; Meridian; Obesity; Prozac; Ryodoraku; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT MONITORING; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET, REDUCING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; MALE; MERIDIANS; OBESITY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 4143152848     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04002077     Document Type: Article

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