Effectiveness of acupressure on pruritus and lichenifi cation associated with atopic dermatitis: A pilot trial

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-11

  Lee, Kachiu Cecilia ^a   Keyes, Ashley ^a   Hensley, Jennifer R ^a   Gordon, Jennifer R ^a   Kwasny, Mary J ^a   West, Dennis P ^a   Lio, Peter A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PRESSURE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ECZEMA; HUMANS; LICHENOID ERUPTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; PRURITUS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD OF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862818021     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2011-010088     Document Type: Article

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