Anxiety as a factor influencing physiological effects of acupuncture

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 124-128

  Vickland, Victor ^a   Rogers, Carole ^a   Craig, Ashley ^a   Tran, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Anxiety; HRV; Human; Parasympathetic; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649973304     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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