Relationship between buckling of acupuncture needles and the handle type

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 400-405

  Zhang, Claire Shuiqing ^a,b   Pannirselvan, Muthu ^b   Xue, Charlie Changli ^a,b   Xie, Yi Min ^b  

^a WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; PLASTIC; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACUPUNCTURE; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEEDLE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COPPER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HAND; HUMANS; NEEDLES; PLASTICS; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84907616285     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: 17599873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2014-010586     Document Type: Article

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