The effect of acupuncture on oral microcirculation in healthy volunteers: An exploratory study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 114-117

  Scardina, Giuseppe Alessandro ^a   Ruggieri, A ^a   Provenzano, F ^a   Messina, P ^a  

^a Department of Oral Sciences G Messina ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; VASCULARIZATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77954620699     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2009.000679     Document Type: Article

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