Pneumothorax sustained during acupuncture training: A case report

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 514-516

  Martins Da Encarnaҫão, António Paulo ^a   Teixeira, João Nelson ^b   Cruz, Juliana Louro ^c   Oliveira, José Eduardo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Hospital de Braga ^*  (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 84912530694     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: 17599873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2014-010642     Document Type: Article

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