Forgotten features of head zones and their relation to diagnostically relevant acupuncture points

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Beissner, Florian ^a   Henke, Christian ^a   Unschuld, Paul U ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEAD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX;

EID: 79251545158     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nen088     Document Type: Article

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