A clinical study of integrating acupuncture and western medicine in treating patients with Parkinson's disease

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 407-423

  Chen, Fang Pey ^a,b   Chang, Ching Mao ^a   Shiu, Jing Huei ^b   Chiu, Jen Hwey ^b   Wu, Ta Peng ^a   Yang, Jen Lin ^a,b   Kung, Yen Ying ^a,b   Chen, Fun Jou ^c   Chern, Chang Ming ^a   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Integrative Therapy; Parkinson's Disease; QOL

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING ASSESSMENT; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE; WESTERN MEDICINE; AFFECT; ANXIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929160905     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: 17936853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X15500263     Document Type: Article

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