The application of bioengineering of acupuncture to the treatment of diabetes, insulin resistance and obesity

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 553-554

  Litscher, Gerhard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BIOENGINEERING; BRAIN PERFUSION; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERPHAGIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LASER ACUPUNCTURE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TOOTH PAIN;

EID: 77954184785     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: 14631326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2010.01218.x     Document Type: Editorial

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