Validation study of Kim's Sham needle by measuring facial temperature: An N-of-1 randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lee, Sanghun ^a   Lim, Nara ^b   Choi, Sun Mi ^a   Kim, Sungchul ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACE TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; KIM SHAM NEEDLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TEMPERATURE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84859774421     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/507937     Document Type: Article

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