Treatment of multiple thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease using electro-acupuncture and oriental herbal medicine in a dog

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 631-634

  Kim, S H ^a   Kim, N S ^a   Lee, K C ^a   Lee, H B ^a   Kim, M S ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dog; Duhuojisheng tang; Electro acupuncture; Multiple IVDD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867678725     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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