Clinical effects of far-infrared therapy in patients with allergic rhinitis

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1479-1482

  Hu, Ko Hsin ^a,b   Li, Wen Tyng ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HEALTH RISKS; INFRARED IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS (AR); CLINICAL EFFECTS; INFRARED THERAPY; RHINITIS;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57649213654     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352580     Document Type: Conference Paper

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