The effects of auricular acupressure on weight loss and serum lipid levels in overweight adolescents

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 675-682

  Hsieh, Ching Hsiu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Auricular Acupressure; Body Mass Index; Weight Reduction

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE MAGNETIC PEARL; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOW CALORY DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANT SEED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VACCARIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; SEEDS; VACCARIA; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954601902     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008147     Document Type: Article

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