Acupuncture benefits a pregnant patient who has Bell's Palsy: A case study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1011-1014

  Lei, Hong ^a,b   Wang, Wei ^a   Huang, Guangying ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Puai Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CASE REPORT; COLD EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOXIBUSTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BELL PALSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOXIBUSTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956905975     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0180     Document Type: Article

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