Potential synergism between hypnosis and acupuncture - Is the whole more than the sum of its parts?

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-240

  Schiff, Elad ^a,b,d   Gurgevich, Steven ^b   Caspi, Opher ^c  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Hypnosis; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESPONSE VARIABLE; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 52449132900     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel069     Document Type: Review

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