An historical review and perspective on the impact of acupuncture on U.S. medicine and society

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 311-316

  Lu, Dominic P ^a   Lu, Gabriel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Health Care; Impact; Perspective

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALGESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886467157     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: 19336594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2012.0921     Document Type: Review

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