Infrared radiation spectrum of acupuncture point on patients with coronary heart disease

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-218

  Shen, Xueyong ^a   Ding, Guanghong ^b,d   Deng, Haiping ^a   Wei, Jianzi ^a   Zhao, Ling ^a   Zhou, Yu ^a   Lao, Lixing ^a,c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture Point; Coronary Heart Disease; Infrared Radiation; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION ENERGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MIDDLE AGED; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 44049095782     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005722     Document Type: Article

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