Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for dizziness and vertigo in emergency department: A pilot cohort study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Chiu, Chih Wen ^a   Lee, Tsung Chieh ^a   Hsu, Po Chi ^a   Chen, Chia Yun ^a   Chang, Shun Chang ^a   Chiang, John Y ^c,d   Lo, Lun Chien ^a,b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Clinical trial; Dizziness and vertigo; Emergency department (ED); Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE OF COMPLICATIONS; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DIZZINESS HANDICAP INVENTORY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERTIGO; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938965114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0704-6     Document Type: Article

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