Moxibustion for hypertension: A systematic review

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kim, Jong In ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^b   Lee, Hyangsook ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^c,d   Ernst, Edzard ^d  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

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

^d PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ENALAPRIL; NIFEDIPINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MOXIBUSTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ACUPUNCTURE; ARTEMISIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARTEMISIA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MOXIBUSTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77954172996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-10-33     Document Type: Article

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