Can acupuncture affect the circadian rhythm of blood pressure? a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 918-923

  Kim, Hye Mi ^a   Cho, Seung Yeon ^a   Park, Seong Uk ^a   Sohn, Il Suk ^b   Jung, Woo Sang ^a   Moon, Sang Kwan ^a   Park, Jung Mi ^a   Ko, Chang Nam ^a   Cho, Ki Ho ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE BLEEDING; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MALE; NIGHT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84867524257     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0508     Document Type: Article

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