Thermic effects of acupuncture on Taixi (Kl 3) evaluated by means of infrared telethermography

World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 38-40

  Ipólito, Antonio José ^a   Ferreira, Affonso Luíz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Telethermography; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFRARED TELETHERMOGRAPHY; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELETHERMOGRAPHY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 84925080696     PISSN: 10035257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-5257(13)60042-2     Document Type: Article

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