History of acupuncture research

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-23

  Zhuang, Yi ^a   Xing, Jing jing ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Zeng, Bai Yun ^b   Liang, Fan rong ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Biomarkers; Clinical trials; Standardization

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADDICTION; ANALGESIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; EUROPE; FATIGUE; HAY FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIGRAINE; MOXIBUSTION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION CARE; SCIATICA; SHOULDER PAIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; BIOMARKERS; CLINICAL TRIALS; STANDARDIZATION;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 84887376782     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-411545-3.00001-8     Document Type: Chapter

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