Effects of Phototherapy to Shangyingxiang Xue on Patients with Allergic Rhinitis

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 23, Issue , 2009, Pages 992-995

  Hu, K H ^a,b,c   Yan, D N ^b   Li, W T ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; infrared; light emitting diode; phototherapy; Shangyingxiang Xue

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC ILLNESS; CLINICAL EFFECTS; CONTROL GROUPS; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPEATED MEASURES; SHANGYINGXIANG XUE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; INFRARED RADIATION;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84856581766     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-92841-6_245     Document Type: Conference Paper

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