Effects of laserneedle acupuncture on olfactory sensitivity of healthy human subjects: A placebo-controlled, double-blinded, randomized trial

Rhinology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-159

  Anzinger, A ^a   Albrecht, J ^a,c   Kopietz, R ^a   Kleemann, A M ^a   Schopf V ^a   Demmel, M ^a   Schreder, T ^a   Eichhorn, I ^a   Wiesmann, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKEN SCHWERIN   (Germany)

^c MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Attitude; Efficacy; Expectancy; GERAC study; Laserneedle acupuncture; N butanol; Odor; Olfaction; Olfactory detection threshold; Sniffin'Sticks

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; ODOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STIMULATION;

1-BUTANOL; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PLACEBOS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SMELL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 68149176704     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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