Effects of acupuncture on lactoferrin content in tears and tear secretion in patients suffering from dry eyes: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1003-1008

  Shi, Jing Lin ^a   Miao, Wan Hong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Dry eye; Lactoferrin; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

LACTOFERRIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROTEIN CONTENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; TEARS;

EID: 84867116107     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120909     Document Type: Article

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