Moxa sticks: Thermal properties and possible implications for clinical trials

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-246

  Pach, D ^a   Brinkhaus, B ^a   Willich, S N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Infrared radiation; Moxibustion; Placebo; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPIDERMIS; HEAT SENSATION; INFRARED RADIATION; MOXIBUSTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; SKIN PENETRATION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMORECEPTOR;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MOXIBUSTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSATION; SKIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 67650754711     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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