Laserneedle acupuncture: A critical review and recent results

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-42

  Schikora, Detlef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Laser; Laserneedle

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; LASER; LASERNEEDLE ACUPUNCTURE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 59749106205     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2007.0606     Document Type: Review

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