Neuroanatomical characteristics of acupuncture points: Relationship between their anatomical locations and traditional clinical indications

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-294

  Cheng, Kwokming James ^a  

^a North East Medical Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHINESE MEDICINE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMY;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMY;

EID: 83255193981     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed.2011.010056     Document Type: Article

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