Apipuncture treatment for central post-stroke pain

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-224

  Yun, Sang Pil ^a   Sun, Bong Chul ^a  

^a Saint Paul's Oriental Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BEE VENOM; GABAPENTIN; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APIPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL POST STROKE PAIN; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LIMB PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; APITHERAPY; BEE VENOMS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; STROKE;

EID: 77649155703     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.7094-O     Document Type: Article

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