Violet Laser Acupuncture-Part 2: Effects on Peripheral Microcirculation

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-28

  Wang, Lu ^a   Huang, Tao ^a,b   Zhang, Weibo ^b   Litscher, Gerhard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

405 nm; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Peripheral microcirculation; Traditional Chinese medicine; Violet laser acupuncture

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 79953018918     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2005-2901(11)60004-6     Document Type: Article

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