Myofascial meridians as anatomical evidence of acupuncture channels

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-97

  Dorsher, Peter T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Anatomy; Meridians; Myofascial

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE ASYMMETRY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 71849114431     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2009.0631     Document Type: Article

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