Acupuncture for dry eye: A multicentre randomised controlled trial with active comparison intervention (artificial tear drop) using a mixed method approach protocol

Trials

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kim, Tae Hun ^a   Kang, Jung W ^a   Kim, Kun H ^a   Kang, Kyung Won ^a   Shin, Mi Suk ^a   Jung, So Young ^a   Kim, Ae Ran ^a   Jung, Hee Jung ^a   Lee, Seung Deok ^b   Choi, Jin Bong ^c   Choi, Sun Mi ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Dongshin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROMETHAZINE; REFRESH PLUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EYE DROPS;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRY EYE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRITABILITY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SELF EVALUATION; SIDE EFFECT; TEAR FILM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; HUMANS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149495051     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-11-107     Document Type: Article

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