Autonomic and subjective responses to real and sham acupuncture stimulation

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 127-130

  Kang, O Seok ^a   Chang, Dong Seon ^a   Lee, Myung Ha ^b   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Park, Hi Joon ^a   Chae, Younbyoung ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeonggibuk Science High School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Autonomic responses; Heart rate; Sham needle; Skin conductance response

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHAM ACUPUNCTURE; SHAM PROCEDURE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VERUM ACUPUNCTURE;

ACUPUNCTURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REFLEX; SKIN;

EID: 78649907529     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.07.027     Document Type: Article

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