Clinical curative effect of acupuncture therapy on xerophthalmia

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 651-659

  Gong, Lan ^a   Sun, Xinghuai ^a   Chapin, William J ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Artificial Tears; Xerophthalmia

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; DEXTRAN 70;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; XEROPHTHALMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROPHTHALMIA;

EID: 77954594235     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008123     Document Type: Article

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