Pulse diagnosis: An introductory guide for the experienced practitioner

Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn , Issue 89, 2009, Pages 5-12

  Walsh, Sean ^a   King, Emma ^a   Simpson, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; Inter rater agreement; Normal pulse; Pulse diagnosis; Pulse quality; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ETHICAL THEORY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; PEDAGOGICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULSE DIAGNOSIS; PULSE RATE; PULSE WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; TONOMETER;

EID: 61349091716     PISSN: 01438042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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