Acupuncture for Treating Temporomandibular Disorder: Retrospective Study on Safety and Efficacy

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 260-266

  Noiman, Michele ^a   Garty, Azriel ^a   Maimon, Yair ^a   Miller, Udi ^a   Lev Ari, Shahar ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chinese medicine; Complementary medicine; Temporomandibular disorder

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 78650395404     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60046-5     Document Type: Article

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