Acupuncture for dry eye: A randomised controlled trial protocol

Trials

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kim, Tae Hun ^a   Kim, Jong In ^a   Shin, Mi Suk ^a   Lee, Myeong S ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^a   Jung, So Yong ^a   Kim, Ae Ran ^a   Seol, Jae Uk ^a   Choi, Sun Mi ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEAR FILM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LACRIMAL FLUID; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TEARS;

EID: 73249136754     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-112     Document Type: Article

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