Intraocular pressure-lowering effect of auricular acupressure in patients with glaucoma: A prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1177-1184

  Her, Jiann Shyan ^a,b   Liu, Po Len ^c   Cheng, Neng Chin ^b   Hung, Hung Chang ^b   Huang, Po Hsun ^d,e   Chen, Yuh Lien ^f   Lin, Chih Pei ^d,e   Lee, Chao Hsin ^a,g   Chiu, Chun Chien ^a,h   Yu, Jung Sheng ^a,i   Wang, Hong Song ^a,j   Lee, Yuan Ju ^f   Shen, Jui Lung ^k   Chen, Wen Chi ^a   Chen, Yung Hsiang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Nantou Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g Lee's Medical Corporation   (Taiwan)

^h SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^j Chia Yi Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^k TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MASSAGE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY GLAUCOMA; SHAM PROCEDURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 78249258693     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0020     Document Type: Article

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