Efficacy of electro-acupuncture at the main acupoints for weight reduction in Thai obese women

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 943-947

  Rerksuppaphol, Lakkana ^a   Rerksuppaphol, Sanguansak ^b  

^a Srinakhariwirot University   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Deficiency; Obesity; Traditional medicine; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 83155163089     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: 1875855X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/abm-2010-0124     Document Type: Article

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