Neuroanatomical basis of acupuncture treatment for some common illnesses

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-64

  Cheng, Kwokming James ^a  

^a North East Medical Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ASTHMA; DYSMENORRHEA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE TRACT; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ASTHMA; DYSMENORRHEA; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PAIN; SCIATICA; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 77956246314     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2009.000455     Document Type: Article

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