Acupuncture for refractory cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 973-978

  Yin, Chang Shik ^a   Park, Hi Joon ^a   Nam, Hae Jeong ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIXED HEARING LOSS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956920991     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0542     Document Type: Article

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