Abdominal acupuncture for insomnia in women: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Wang, Xiao Yun ^a,b   Yuan, Song Hua ^a   Yang, Hong Yan ^a   Sun, Yan Mei ^a   Cheng, Fang Ping ^a   Zhang, Chun Ling ^a   Huang, Xu Chun ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Abdominal acupuncture; Female insomnia; Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ)

Indexed keywords

ESTAZOLAM;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEEDS SLEEP EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 46249093936     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012908803861203     Document Type: Article

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