Randomized controlled trial of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 545-553

  Wong, Virginia Chun Nei ^a   Sun, Jie Guang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong International Tongue Acupuncture (Brain Disorders) Research Clinic   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBOS; SELF CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952570420     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0768     Document Type: Article

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