The effect of auricular acupuncture in obese women: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 813-818

  Hsu, Chung Hua ^a,b   Wang, Chi Jung ^c   Hwang, Kung Chang ^d   Lee, Tzung Yan ^e   Chou, Pesus ^a   Chang, Hen Hong ^e,f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Department of Health ^*  (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; LEPTIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WEIGHT LOSS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650263843     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1005     Document Type: Article

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