Contact-free infrared thermography for assessing effects during acupuncture: A randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled crossover clinical trial

Anesthesiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 632-639

  Agarwal Kozlowski, Kamayni ^a   Lange, Ann Christin ^b   Beck, Helge ^b  

^a Center for Palliative Care and Pain Management   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MALE; MUSCLE; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 69549129581     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181b31e24     Document Type: Article

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