Electrical acupoint stimulation changes body composition and the meridian systems in postmenopausal women with obesity

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 683-694

  Lin, Chia Hsien ^a   Lin, Yu Min ^b   Liu, Chi Feng ^b  

^a CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body Composition; Electrical Stimulation; Meridian System; Obesity; Postmenopausal Women

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; TAIWAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MERIDIANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QI; YIN-YANG;

EID: 77954605462     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008159     Document Type: Article

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