Bioengineering assessment of acupuncture

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 134-137

  Litscher, Gerhard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Bispectral index; Evidence based medicine; Laser; TCM

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; LASERS;

BISPECTRAL INDEX; COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MEDICAL COMMUNITY; MEDICAL TREATMENT; WESTERN SOCIETIES;

MEDICAL PHYSICS;

EID: 77949482461     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03893-8_38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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