Quantification of acupuncture effects on peripheral neuropathy of unknown and diabetic cause by nerve conduction studies

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 312-314

  Schroeder, Sven ^a,b,f,g   Remppis, Andrew ^b,d,f   Greten, Tobias ^f   Brazkiewicz, Frank ^b,c,f   Morcos, Michael ^d   Greten, Henry Johannes ^b,e,f  

^a Hamburg Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (Germany)

^b Heidelberg School of Chinese Medicine   (Germany)

^c Bremen Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^f German Society for TCM   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupture therapy; Diabetic neuropathies; Nerve conduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649090815     PISSN: 16723597     EISSN: 19930399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11726-008-0312-9     Document Type: Article

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